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Synonyms for confabulation


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuh n-fab-yuh-ley-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : kənˌfæb yəˈleɪ ʃən



Définition of confabulation

Origin :
  • mid-15c., "talking together," from Late Latin confabulationem (nominative confabulatio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin confabulari (see confabulate).
  • noun conversation
Example sentences :
  • During this confabulation, Maltravers and Evelyn were left alone with Sophy.
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • I was going on in my confabulation, when Tranquillus entered.
  • Extract from : « Isaac Bickerstaff » by Richard Steele
  • With the details of that confabulation we will not trouble the reader.
  • Extract from : « The Island Queen » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • During the course of this confabulation evening had come on.
  • Extract from : « In Search of the Castaways » by Jules Verne
  • I cannot say that I understand distinctly their first Confabulation.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 66, No 409, November 1849 » by Various
  • The sound of steps on the gravel path interrupted their confabulation.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers and Other Stories » by Robert Grant
  • Sometimes there is a retention defect and confabulation to account for the recent past.
  • Extract from : « Benign Stupors » by August Hoch
  • His deepest did not appear in the confabulation Cubina had overheard.
  • Extract from : « The Maroon » by Mayne Reid
  • Then we sits down, gradually gets cool, and holds a confabulation.
  • Extract from : « Our Mutual Friend » by Charles Dickens
  • If you will include me in your confabulation, you shall have the benefit of deep experience and far-sighted sagacity.
  • Extract from : « Ungava » by R.M. Ballantyne

Antonyms for confabulation

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