inbillning

Swedish

Etymology

inbilla +‎ -ning. Compare German Einbildung, Danish indbildning. See also Latin informatio.

Noun

inbillning c

  1. imagination, delusion (erroneous notion without a basis in reality)
    Det står ingen elefant i hörnet. Det är bara inbillning.
    There's no elephant standing in the corner. It's all in your head / just your imagination.
  2. (rare, higher register) imagination, fancy, conceit (more generally)

Declension

Declension of inbillning
nominative genitive
singular indefinite inbillning inbillnings
definite inbillningen inbillningens
plural indefinite inbillningar inbillningars
definite inbillningarna inbillningarnas

Derived terms

See also

  • fantasi (“imagination, fantasy”) (involving things known not to be true)

References

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