concoction

noun

con·​coc·​tion kən-ˈkäk-shən 

kän-

plural concoctions

1

: something (such as a food or drink) that is concocted from various elements : something prepared or devised by combining different ingredients

an elaborate concoction

This concoction is a cross between hot chocolate and a grasshopper, a mixed drink that gets its minty kick from crème de menthe.

—Kim Steckler

… the disc offers quite an unusual concoction of old and new songs that are surprisingly cohesive.

—Jon Hetman

2

: the act of process of concocting something

One of these young men had a rare faculty in the concoction of gin-cocktails.

—Nathaniel Hawthorne

Synonyms

• brainchild
• coinage
• contrivance
• creation
• innovation
• invention
• wrinkle

Examples of concoction in a Sentence

the first submarine must have seemed like a wild concoction at the time

Recent Examples on the Web

Sailors could mix Rose’s concoction with their rum ration, but officers required good British gin, and gin with lime cordial is a Gimlet. —Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025

This is a symptom of a business reality: the multibillion dollar cable TV industry is dying but not dead, and the replacement concoction of streaming services hasn’t been aggregated to make a simple user experience. —Alex Sherman, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025

Oh yeah, and don’t forget to sneak a little Tribe CBD oil into this citrusy concoction. —Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025

Shortly after taking the first sip of my boozy concoction, which had a nice tart balance thanks to the addition of passion fruit and grapefruit, my bread and dip arrived. —Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined at sense 2