confabulation
con·fab·u·lat·ion
confabulation · confabulations
Konfabulation
A casual conversationA casual conversation; a chat.
/kənˌfæbjʊˈleɪʃən/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A casual conversation; a chat.
an informal conversation
(countable, uncountable)A fabricated memory believed to be true, especially in someone with dementia or with encephalopathy from advanced alcoholism.
Konfabulation
(countable, informal, uncountable)An assertion, statement, or text generated by a generative AI that is presented by that AI as if it were true but is in fact a made-up, false notion.
Translations
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By meaning 1
fabricated memory:
Origin
From Middle English confabulacion (“conversation”), from Latin confābulātiōnem, from cōnfāFrom Middle English confabulacion (“conversation”), from Latin confābulātiōnem, from cōnfābulārī + -tiōnem.
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Forms
plural: confabulations| Singular | confabulation |
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regular
Synonyms
5 synonymshallucinationconfab
Word family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable