Definition
Present participle; the ongoing process of unconsciously filling memory gaps with false or invented details that feel true.
Etymology
From Latin 'confabulari' with -ing suffix, creating the present participle form describing the continuous action of creating false memories.
Kelly Says
Unlike lying, confabulating happens without conscious awareness—your brain is actively confabulating right now, filling in memories with details that make sense but might not be accurate.
Translations
ARالعربية
يُفْتَرِي
yu-fti-ri
BNবাংলা
কল্পনা করা
kol-pona kor-a
CACatalà
inventar
in-ven-tar
CSČeština
vymyšlet
vymys-let
DADansk
opfinde
op-fin-de
DEDeutsch
erzählen
er-za-hlen
ELΕλληνικά
φανταστεί
fan-ta-ste-i
ESEspañol
confabular
kon-fa-byu-lar
FAفارسی
اختراع
e-kh-tra-a-t
FISuomi
keksittää
keks-i-tä
FRFrançais
confabuler
kon-fa-byu-ler
HEעברית
לספר סיפור
le-sa-per si-por
HIहिन्दी
कल्पना करना
kalpna karna
HUMagyar
kitalálni
ki-ta-la-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
menciptakan
men-cipta-kan
ITItaliano
confabulare
kon-fa-byu-la-re
JA日本語
作り話をする
tsukuri-wa-wo-suru
MRMR
कल्पना करणे
kalpna karan-e
MSBahasa Melayu
mencipta
men-cipta
MYမြန်မာ
စကားပြု
ska-ka-pyu
NLNederlands
verzinnen
ver-zin-nen
NONorsk
oppfinne
op-fin-ne
PAPA
ਕਲਪਨਾ ਕਰਨਾ
kalpna kar-na
PLPolski
wymyślać
vymys-la-ć
PTPortuguês
inventar
in-ven-tar
RORomână
a inventa
a in-ven-ta
RUРусский
приукрашивать
pri-kra-shi-vat'
SVSvenska
uppfinna
upp-fin-na
SWKiswahili
kujaza
ku-ja-za
TAதமிழ்
கற்பனை செய்
kar-pa-nai sey
TEతెలుగు
కల্পించు
kal-pin-chu
TRTürkçe
uydurma
uy-dur-ma
UKУкраїнська
вигадувати
vi-ga-du-vaty
VITiếng Việt
thêu dệt
thêu-đệt