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

• inbillningssjuk

Related terms

• inbilla
• inbilsk

See also

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

References

• inbillning in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• inbillning in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• inbillning in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)