noun
1 stories that are not true
ADJECTIVE
▪ contemporary , modern
▪ classic
▪ popular , pulp
▪ literary , serious
▪ short
▪
She has written novels and short ~.
▪ experimental
▪ mainstream
▪ adult , children's
▪ crime , detective , domestic , erotic , fan , genre , Gothic , historical , horror , romantic , science , speculative
VERB + FICTION
▪ publish , write
▪ create
▪ read
PHRASES
▪ a work of ~
▪
He has written over 20 works of ~.
▪ a writer of ~
▪
a well-known writer of crime ~
2 sth that is not true
ADJECTIVE
▪ pure
▪
Don't believe what she says—it's pure ~!
▪ legal
VERB + FICTION
▪ keep up , maintain
▪
She still tries to maintain the ~ that she is happily married.
▪ create
PHRASES
▪ fact and ~
▪
Fact and ~ became all jumbled up in his report of the robbery.