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

The frightening concoction is the same for all legacy media companies that rely on traditional pay-TV for the bulk of their revenue: Cable subscribers are dropping by the millions each year, and streaming – as a replacement service – is either unprofitable or barely profitable. —Alex Sherman, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024

Here’s one TikTok fluffy popcorn recipe that goes heavy on the candy instead of using cake mix to sweeten the concoction. —Melissa Willets, Parents, 18 Oct. 2024

Case in point: the duo’s latest concoction, Yves Saint Laurent’s Libre Flowers & Flames, which manages to smell sun-kissed, creamy, and spicy all at once. —Philipp Wehsack, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024

And then there are the bootleg mixologists creating their homemade concoctions. —Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined at sense 2