вы́думка — meaning in English

vydumka

English meaning

contrivance noun A machine or tool designed to carry out a particular job.
fable noun A short story, often with animal characters, written to teach a moral lesson.
fabrication noun The process of manufacturing or constructing something.
fib noun A small, usually harmless lie.
fiction noun Writing about imaginary people and events, rather than real ones.
figment noun Something invented or imagined that has no basis in reality.
fudge noun A soft, very sweet candy made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.

вы́думка is used for these senses in English:

contrivance A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.
fable Any story told to excite wonder; common talk; the theme of talk.
fable Fiction; untruth; falsehood.
fabrication (countable) That which is fabricated; a falsehood.
fib (informal) A lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential.
fiction (literature) Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose.
figment A fabrication, fantasy, invention; something fictitious.
fudge (countable) A deliberately misleading or vague answer.

noun A short story, often with animal characters, written to teach a moral lesson.
noun A made-up story or claim; something untrue.
verb To make up and tell a story as though it were true.