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confabulation

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: confabulation

1
n
an informal conversation
2
n
(psychiatry) a plausible but imagined memory that fills in gaps in what is remembered
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: confabulation
1

n an informal conversation

Synonyms:
chat, confab, schmoose, schmooze
Types:
causerie, chin wag, chin wagging, chin-wag, chin-wagging, chit chat, chit-chat, chitchat, gab, gabfest, gossip, small talk, tittle-tattle
light informal conversation for social occasions
Type of:
conversation
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
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n (psychiatry) a plausible but imagined memory that fills in gaps in what is remembered

Type of:
memory
something that is remembered
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