confabulation

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, uncountable) A casual conversation; a chat.
2. (countable, uncountable) A fabricated memory believed to be true, especially in someone suffering from dementia.

Synoniemen

confab

chat

schmooze

conversation

schmoose

causerie

gossip

small talk

talk

🗣️

shmooze

chin wag

chin wagging

chin-wagging

chit-chat

chit chat

chin-wag

chitchat

colloquy

dalliance

gabfest

Vertalingen

confabulación

confabulação

Konfabulation

κουβέντα

confabulazione

confabulation

charla

🗣️

المحادثة

plática

xerrada

συνομιλία

chiacchierata

bate-papo

conversa

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/kənˌfæbjʊˈleɪʃən/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: confabulacion

In summary

From Middle English confabulacion (“conversation”), from Latin confābulātiōnem, from cōnfābulārī + -tiōnem.