inbillning

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Swedish

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Etymology

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

Noun

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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

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

Derived terms

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See also

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

References

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