confabulate
gb/kˈɑnfəbjəlˌeɪt/ us/kˈɑnfəbjəlˌeɪt/
C1
อังกฤษ
elbeszélget, cseveg, konfabulál, kitalál, kohol
คำกริยา
C1
INFORMAL
1
elbeszélget
B1
cseveg
B1
รูปแบบการใช้:
confabulate (with [someone]) (about [something])
We confabulated for a while after the lecture and swapped book recommendations.
Az előadás után még elbeszélgettünk egy darabig, és könyvajánlásokat cseréltünk.
The two managers stepped aside to confabulate about the schedule.
A két vezető félrevonult, hogy beszéljenek egy kicsit a beosztásról.
I ran into Maya at the café and we confabulated about the trip.
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We confabulated for ten minutes.
Tíz percig elbeszélgettünk.
She confabulated with her friend after class.
Óra után elbeszélgetett a barátnőjével.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Often confused with formal words like confer; confabulate usually means an informal chat.
ความหมาย
chat or talk together
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
confabulate with colleagues
|confabulate with friends
|confabulate briefly
|confabulate for a few minutes
|confabulate over coffee
|confabulate about the plan
|confabulate after the meeting
|confabulate in the hallway
|confabulate on the phone
คำพ้องความหมาย
chat (More common and neutral.)
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talk (Broader; not necessarily informal.)
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confer (Usually more formal and task-focused.)
คำตรงข้าม
remain silent (Not speaking at all.)
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keep quiet (Choosing not to talk.)
หัวข้อ
conversation
|social_life
|workplace
คำจำกัดความ
to talk with someone in a relaxed way
To talk informally with someone; to have a chat.
คำกริยา
C2
TECHNICAL
2
konfabulál
C2
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone] confabulate(s) [details/memories/events]
After the accident, he would confabulate details of his day that never happened.
A baleset után a napjáról olyan részleteket konfabulált, amelyek valójában meg sem történtek.
Some patients with Korsakoff syndrome confabulate to fill gaps in their memory.
Egyes Korszakov-szindrómás betegek azért konfabulálnak, hogy kitöltsék emlékezetük hiányait.
When asked where she’d been, she confabulated an explanation without realizing it was false.
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After his injury, he sometimes confabulated memories.
A sérülése után néha hamis emlékeket konfabulált.
She confabulated details because she could not remember.
Részleteket konfabulált, mert nem emlékezett.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
This is usually unintentional; it does not necessarily mean the person is lying.
ความหมาย
fill memory gaps with false details
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
confabulate memories
|confabulate details
|confabulate events
|confabulate explanations
|patients confabulate
|tendency to confabulate
|confabulate stories
|confabulate after brain injury
|confabulate about recent events
|confabulate during an interview
คำพ้องความหมาย
misremember (General; does not specifically imply filling gaps with invented details.)
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fabricate (Often implies intention; confabulate is typically unintentional in this sense.)
คำตรงข้าม
remember accurately (Recalling information correctly.)
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recount faithfully (Describing events without distortion.)
หัวข้อ
health
|psychology
|medicine
|memory
คำจำกัดความ
to say things that are not true because you misremember, not to lie on purpose
To produce false or distorted memories or explanations, typically without intending to deceive, especially as a symptom of a neurological or psychiatric condition.
คำกริยา
C2
FORMAL
3
รูปแบบการใช้:
confabulate [a story/excuse/detail]
The report accused the witness of confabulating key details.
A jelentés azzal vádolta a tanút, hogy kulcsfontosságú részleteket talált ki.
He confabulated an excuse for missing the deadline.
Kitalált egy kifogást arra, hogy miért nem tartotta a határidőt.
Several parts of the story appeared to be confabulated rather than documented.
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He confabulated an excuse.
Kitalált egy kifogást.
Don’t confabulate details.
Ne találj ki részleteket.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
In careful writing, this can be confused with the technical sense (unintentional false memory). Context usually signals whether it implies intention.
ความหมาย
invent or make up a story
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
confabulate an excuse
|confabulate a story
|confabulate an answer
|confabulate details
|confabulate a reason
|confabulate a quote
|confabulate an account
|confabulate evidence
คำพ้องความหมาย
invent (Neutral; may not imply wrongdoing.)
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concoct (Often implies a deliberately made-up story or plan.)
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fabricate (Common in accusations; strongly suggests deliberate falsity.)
คำตรงข้าม
verify (Check and confirm what is true.)
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substantiate (Support a claim with evidence.)
หัวข้อ
communication
|truth
|media
คำจำกัดความ
to make something up (sometimes to trick people)
To invent or make up a story, detail, or answer, sometimes suggesting deception or careless inaccuracy.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
confabulate
IPA
GB/kˈɑnfəbjəlˌeɪt/
US/kˈɑnfəbjəlˌeɪt/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
con - fab - u - late (4 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (con)
รูปคำ
Verb
- Base: confabulate
- 3rd Person Singular: confabulates
- Present Participle: confabulating
- Past: confabulated
- Past Participle: confabulated
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
confabulates
verb
confabulating
verb
confabulated
verb
Core family
confabulation
noun C1
Related words
confab
noun
Advanced or less common
confabulator
noun
confabulatory
adjective
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