1. (

• concoction ,
• mixture ,
• intermixture

) any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade" ;

2. (

• concoction

) an occurrence of an unusual mixture; "it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction" ;

3. (

• concoction

) the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose; "his testimony was a concoction"; "she has no peer in the concoction of mystery stories" ;

4. (

• confection ,
• concoction

) the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components ;