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

Musically, Dan’s Boogie bounces from piano balladry to fanciful, pop-tinged concoctions to moody songs with a cinematic flair. —Spin Staff, SPIN, 8 Jan. 2025

But once they’re discontinued, they’ll only be replaced by whatever Mad Libs concoction of Plus, Premium, Pro, and Pro Max Dell has lined up for them. —Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025

As for the other components in that lemon and ginger concoction, both could help ease symptoms, said Lad. —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025

The kosher cookbook author and Jewish food influencer Chanie Apfelbaum this year revealed a new concoction: sweet noodle kugel latkes with raisin jam. —Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined at sense 2