Definition
Third-person singular present form; when someone unconsciously fills gaps in their memory with false or invented details that they believe to be true.
Etymology
From Latin 'confabulari' with -ates third-person singular ending, describing the ongoing habit of creating false memories.
Kelly Says
Your brain confabulates constantly—filling in details of conversations you had weeks ago, or 'remembering' things that fit your mental narrative but didn't actually happen that way.
Translations
BNবাংলা
কল্পনা করা
kolpona kor-a
CACatalà
fabula
fa-byu-la
CSČeština
vyprávět si
vypra-ve-t si
DADansk
fabulere
fa-byu-le-re
DEDeutsch
verschwört
fer-shwoore-t
ELΕλληνικά
φαντασιώσεις
fanta-see-osees
ESEspañol
confabula
kon-fa-byu-la
FAفارسی
خلاقیت
khela-ghi-yat
FISuomi
kehitellä
ke-hi-tel-lä
FRFrançais
confabule
kon-fa-byu-le
HIहिन्दी
कल्पना करता है
kalpana karta hai
HUMagyar
kitalálni
ki-ta-la-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
menciptakan
men-cipta-kan
ITItaliano
confabula
kon-fa-byu-la
JA日本語
作り話を語る
tsukuri-watashi o katsu
KO한국어
꾸며내다
kku-mye-nae-da
MRMR
कल्पना करणे
kalpana kar-na-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
mencipta
men-cipta
NLNederlands
verzinnen
ver-zin-nen
NONorsk
fabulere
fa-byu-le-re
PLPolski
wymyślać
v-mi-s-la-ć
PTPortuguês
confabula
kon-fa-byu-la
RORomână
a inventa
a in-ven-ta
RUРусский
выдумывает
vy-dy-ny-va-et
SVSvenska
fabulera
fa-byu-le-ra
SWKiswahili
kujifikiria
ku-ji-fi-ki-ri-a
TAதமிழ்
கற்பனை செய்
kar-pa-nai sey
TEతెలుగు
కల్పించు
kal-pin-chu
THไทย
แต่งเรื่อง
deng reuang
TRTürkçe
uydurur
yoo-dur-ur
UKУкраїнська
видумувати
vi-du-mu-vaty
URاردو
خیاال کرنا
khyaal karna
VITiếng Việt
đặt ra
da-t ra