confabulate – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
confabulate
v.
converse, chat; (Psychology) unconsciously fill gaps in memory by making up facts and imagined experiences
Confabulation
Confabulation (verb: confabulate) is a memory disturbance, defined as the production of fabricated, distorted or misinterpreted memories about oneself or the world, without the conscious intention to deceive. Individuals who confabulate present incorrect memories ranging from "subtle alterations to bizarre fabrications", and are generally very confident about their recollections, despite contradictory evidence.
confabulate
Verb
1. unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory
(hypernym) fabricate, manufacture, cook up, make up, invent
(derivation) confabulation
(classification) psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine
2. talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
(synonym) chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confab, chitchat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit
(hypernym) converse, discourse
(hyponym) shmooze, shmoose, schmooze, schmoose, jawbone
(derivation) chat, confab, confabulation, schmooze, schmoose
3. have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action"
(synonym) confer, confab, consult
(hypernym) hash out, discuss, talk over
(hyponym) collogue
(derivation) chat, confab, confabulation, schmooze, schmoose
confabulare
v.
confabulate, chat, converse
confabular
v.
plot, scheme, conspire
confabularse
v.
gang up, collude
