how to pronounce вымысел

/ˈvɨmɨsʲɪɫ/

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вымысел is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of вымысел in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… сюжет картины не вымысел ли воде …”

meanings of вымысел

noun:

Invention, fiction, fantasy, figment.
Falsehood, lie, fabrication.
Imagination, fancy.

вымысел frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word вымысел occurs in russian on average 1.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.