confabulation C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /kənˌfæbjəˈleɪʃən/ UK /kənˌfæbjʊˈleɪʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #147383 Meanings 1 noun A false memory that someone genuinely believes is true, often caused by brain illness. His confabulations were a symptom of his worsening dementia. 2 noun A casual, friendly conversation. Their quiet confabulation lasted well into the evening. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · a casual, friendly... confabchat Word family Derived forms confab Related forms confabularconfabulateconfabulativeconfabulatorconfabulatoryconfabulistfablefabularfabulismfabulistfabulisticfabulousness Etymology AI details From Middle English confabulacion (“conversation”), from Latin confābulātiōnem, from cōnfābulārī + -tiōnem. *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European confabulacion Middle English confābulātiōnem Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # confabulation **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /kənˌfæbjəˈleɪʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /kənˌfæbjʊˈleɪʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 147383 ## Meanings 1. A false memory that someone genuinely believes is true, often caused by brain illness. 2. A casual, friendly conversation. ## Examples - His confabulations were a symptom of his worsening dementia. - Their quiet confabulation lasted well into the evening. ## Derived Forms - confab ## Related Forms - confabular - confabulate - confabulative - confabulator - confabulatory - confabulist - fable - fabular - fabulism - fabulist - fabulistic - fabulousness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *bʰeh₂- - Root: confabulacion - Root: confābulātiōnem ## Etymology From Middle English confabulacion (“conversation”), from Latin confābulātiōnem, from cōnfābulārī + -tiōnem. ## AI Etymology Confabulation is from Middle English confabulacion (“conversation”), from Latin confābulātiōnem, from cōnfābulārī + -tiōnem. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include *bʰeh₂- (Proto-Indo-European), confabulacion (Middle English), and confābulātiōnem (Latin). Current senses include a false memory that someone genuinely believes is true, often caused by brain illness and a casual, friendly conversation. The wider family includes derived forms such as confab; related words such as confabular, confabulate, confabulative, and confabulator. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown