Antonyms for confabulation
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : kuh n-fab-yuh-ley-shuh n |
Phonetic Transcription : kənˌfæb yəˈleɪ ʃən |
Definition 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
- 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
Synonyms for confabulation
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