confabulation

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin confabulari (“to talk together”), from com- (“together”) + fabulari (“to chat”), from fabula (“fable, tale”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kənˌfæbjuˈleɪʃən/

Noun

confabulation (countable and uncountable, plural confabulations)

1. A casual conversation; a chat.
2. (psychology) A fabricated memory believed to be true.

Related terms

• confabulator (noun)
• confabulatory (adjective)
• confabulate (verb)
• confab (derived verb)