inbillning

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Declension of inbillning 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative inbillning inbillningen inbillningar inbillningarna
Genitive inbillnings inbillningens inbillningars inbillningarnas

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See also[edit]

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

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