fabulation
gb/fˈæbjəlˈeɪʃən/ us/fˈæbjəlˈeɪʃən/
C1
Ingles
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
Pangngalan
formal
C1
process
1
inventing or telling fictional stories
making up and telling stories that are not true
Padron ng paggamit:
fabulation about/of [something]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Don’t confuse fabulation (story-making) with fabrication (making an object, or inventing a lie).
Mga kasingkahulugan
storytelling (More common and broader; not necessarily invented.)
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fiction-making (Emphasizes creating fiction rather than telling it.)
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invention (More general; can refer to ideas, not only stories.)
Mga kasalungat
factual reporting (Focuses on real events rather than invented ones.)
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nonfiction (Writing based on real people and events.)
Mga kolokasyon
literary fabulation
|mythic fabulation
|acts of fabulation
|creative fabulation
|narrative fabulation
|pure fabulation
|the art of fabulation
|a flair for fabulation
Mga tema
literature
|arts
|communication
Mga Halimbawa
- The novel blends historical detail with fabulation to fill in the gaps.
- Her fabulation is vivid enough to feel almost real.
- The film’s appeal lies in its bold fabulation rather than strict realism.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- The writer is known for fabulation.
- His fabulation makes the story exciting.
Pangngalan
technical
C2
process
2
invented memories to fill gaps
when someone unknowingly makes up memories
Padron ng paggamit:
fabulation in [someone]/after [condition]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
This sense does not mean lying; it usually happens without awareness.
Mga kasingkahulugan
confabulation (The standard clinical term; often more common than fabulation.)
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false memory (Broader; can include deliberate misinformation effects, not just clinical cases.)
Mga kasalungat
accurate recall (Remembering events correctly.)
Mga kolokasyon
memory fabulation
|spontaneous fabulation
|provoked fabulation
|patient fabulation
|fabulation after brain injury
|pathological fabulation
|episodes of fabulation
|fabulation and amnesia
Mga tema
health
|psychology
|medicine
Mga Halimbawa
- The neurologist noted fabulation in the patient’s account of yesterday’s events.
- After the accident, his answers sometimes involved fabulation rather than deliberate deception.
- Clinicians distinguish fabulation from ordinary forgetfulness.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- The doctor said it was fabulation, not lying.
Pangngalan
literary
C2
entity
3
a fictional tale or fable
a made-up story
Padron ng paggamit:
a fabulation about [someone/something]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
This use is uncommon; fabulation is more often uncountable (the act of inventing stories).
Mga kasingkahulugan
fable (Often has a moral lesson.)
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tale (Neutral and common; can be true or fictional.)
Mga kasalungat
true story (A narrative based on real events.)
Mga kolokasyon
a whimsical fabulation
|a brief fabulation
|an allegorical fabulation
|a moral fabulation
|a dark fabulation
Mga tema
literature
|arts
Mga Halimbawa
- The short piece is a playful fabulation about time travel.
- What begins as memoir slowly becomes fabulation.
- The collection offers fabulations set in imagined cities.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- It is a fabulation about a hero.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
fabulation
IPA
GB/fˈæbjəlˈeɪʃən/
US/fˈæbjəlˈeɪʃən/
Mga pantig at diin
fab - u - la - tion (4 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (fab)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
- Base: fabulation
- Plural: fabulations
Mga kaugnay na salita
Mga ekspresyon
critical fabulation
1/kɹˈɪtɪkəl fˈæbjəlˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
technical
mixing archives with imagined narrative
a way of writing history that uses careful imagination
Mga Halimbawa
- The author uses critical fabulation to imagine possibilities where the archival record falls silent.
- In her essay, critical fabulation becomes a way to question what counts as historical evidence.
- The project blends documented facts with critical fabulation to foreground uncertainty.
speculative fabulation
1/spˈɛkjəlɪtɪv fˈæbjəlˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
technical
inventive stories to think ahead
making stories to explore future possibilities
Mga Halimbawa
- The workshop invites participants to practice speculative fabulation about climate adaptation.
- Her book uses speculative fabulation to challenge familiar ideas about technology and care.
- Artists often turn to speculative fabulation when facts alone can’t express what’s at stake.