Confabulate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory

talk socially without exchanging too much information

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚdɹˌeɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/kənfˈabjʊlˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kənfˈabjʊlˌeɪt/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊntɚdɹˌeɪn/.

Examples

the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
We conferred about a plan of action

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gossip chew the fat confab visit chat chatter chitchat chaffer claver shoot the breeze consult chit-chat confer natter jaw

Parts of Speech

verb	unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory
verb	talk socially without exchanging too much information “the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze”
verb	have a conference in order to talk something over “We conferred about a plan of action”

Word Forms

confabulation	noun	(psychiatry) a plausible but imagined memory that fills in gaps in what is remembered
chat	noun	an informal conversation
chitchat	noun	light informal conversation for social occasions
chit chat	noun	light informal conversation for social occasions
chit-chat	noun	light informal conversation for social occasions
chatter	noun	noisy talk
chatterer	noun	an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
gossip	noun	light informal conversation for social occasions
visitor	noun	someone who visits
conferee	noun	a member of a conference
conference	noun	a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
confab	noun	an informal conversation
consultation	noun	a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

konfabulieren

Ersetzen Sie im Gedächtnis unbewusst Tatsachen durch Fantasie

🇫🇷French

converser

remplacer inconsciemment les faits par la fantaisie dans sa mémoire

🇪🇸Spanish

conferenciar

Reemplazar inconscientemente los hechos con la fantasía en la memoria.

🇮🇹Italian

confabulare

sostituire inconsciamente i fatti con la fantasia nella propria memoria

🇳🇱Dutch

confabuleren

onbewust feiten vervangen door fantasie in iemands geheugen

🇵🇹Portuguese

confabular

substituir inconscientemente o fato pela fantasia na memória

🇷🇺Russian

болтать

бессознательно заменять в своей памяти факт фантазией

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बातचीत करना

किसी की स्मृति में अनजाने में तथ्य को कल्पना से बदल देना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিভ্রান্ত করা

অজ্ঞানভাবে একজনের স্মৃতিতে ফ্যান্টাসি দিয়ে সত্য প্রতিস্থাপন করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

குழப்பு

அறியாமலேயே ஒருவரது நினைவகத்தில் உண்மையை கற்பனையுடன் மாற்றவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

తికమక పెట్టు

తెలియకుండానే ఒకరి జ్ఞాపకశక్తిలో వాస్తవాన్ని ఫాంటసీతో భర్తీ చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

गोंधळ घालणे

नकळतपणे एखाद्याच्या स्मरणात तथ्य कल्पनेने बदला

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગૂંચવાડો

કોઈની યાદમાં અભાનપણે હકીકતને કાલ્પનિક સાથે બદલો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೊಂದಲಗೊಳಿಸು

ಅರಿವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಒಬ್ಬರ ಸ್ಮರಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಫ್ಯಾಂಟಸಿಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ವಾಸ್ತವವನ್ನು ಬದಲಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആശയക്കുഴപ്പത്തിലാക്കുക

അബോധാവസ്ഥയിൽ വസ്തുതയെ ഒരാളുടെ ഓർമ്മയിൽ ഫാൻ്റസി ഉപയോഗിച്ച് മാറ്റിസ്ഥാപിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਲਝਣਾ

ਅਣਜਾਣੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਸੇ ਦੀ ਯਾਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਤੱਥ ਨੂੰ ਕਲਪਨਾ ਨਾਲ ਬਦਲੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

گڑبڑ کرنا

لاشعوری طور پر کسی کی یاد میں حقیقت کو فنتاسی سے بدل دیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

摆龙门阵

不自觉地用记忆中的幻想代替事实

🇯🇵Japanese

作話する

記憶の中で無意識のうちに事実を空想に置き換えてしまう

🇰🇷Korean

조립하다

무의식적으로 자신의 기억 속에서 사실을 환상으로 대체합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nói chuyện phiếm

vô thức thay thế sự thật bằng sự tưởng tượng trong trí nhớ của một người

🇹🇭Thai

ประชุมกัน

แทนที่ความจริงด้วยจินตนาการในความทรงจำโดยไม่รู้ตัว

🇮🇩Indonesian

bermusyawarah

secara tidak sadar mengganti fakta dengan fantasi dalam ingatan seseorang

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsama-samahin

hindi sinasadyang palitan ang katotohanan ng pantasya sa memorya ng isang tao

🇲🇾Malay

berkonflik

tanpa sedar menggantikan fakta dengan fantasi dalam ingatan seseorang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تعقد

استبدال الحقيقة دون وعي بالخيال في ذاكرة المرء

🇹🇷Turkish

hayal kurmak

kişinin hafızasında bilinçsizce gerçeği fanteziyle değiştirin

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִבדוֹת

להחליף עובדה באופן לא מודע בפנטזיה בזיכרון של האדם

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