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Swedish
Etymology
inbilla + -ning. Compare German Einbildung, Danish indbildning. See also Latin informatio.
Noun
inbillning c
- 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.
- (rare, higher register) imagination, fancy, conceit (more generally)
Declension
Derived terms
See also
- fantasi (“imagination, fantasy”) (involving things known not to be true)
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