confabulation
English
Etymology
From 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)
- A casual conversation; a chat.
- (psychology) A fabricated memory believed to be true.
Related terms
- confabulator (noun)
- confabulatory (adjective)
- confabulate (verb)
- confab (derived verb)