WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
con•fab•u•la•tion
(kən fab′yə lā′shən),USA pronunciation n.
con•fab•u•la•to•ry
(kən fab′yŏŏ lə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj.
- the act of confabulating; conversation;
discussion. - Psychiatrythe replacement of a gap in a person's memory by a falsification that he or she believes to be true.
- Late Latin confabulātiōn- (stem of confābulātiō) conversation, equivalent. to confābulāt(us) (see confabulate) + -iōn- -ion
- 1490–1500
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