English → Latin
“confabulation” in Latin
sermōa conversation, discussion; a rumor, diction, speech, talk, discourse; a language, manner of speakingfābuladiscourse, narrative; a fable, tale, story; a playineptiasilliness, folly, absurdityconfābulātiōa conversation
The English word confabulation itself goes back to Latin fābulor, through confābulātiōnem.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
confabulation
sermo: sermones (conversation of two or several persons in general): fabulae (mere talk, which is founded on no facts): ineptiae (absurd, silly talk): confabulatio (the confidential talking or conversation between two or among several persons: the two last ones in later writers only).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for confabulation?
- The usual Latin words for “confabulation” are sermō, fābula, ineptia; also confābulātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.