noun
delirious talk; ravings
Refers to incoherent speech produced during fever, illness, or delirium. Often used in medical or dramatic contexts.
高熱でうわごとを言っている。
He is talking deliriously from the high fever.
彼女はうわごとで誰かの名前を繰り返した。
She repeated someone's name in her delirium.
noun
Figurative extension: speech or writing that is absurd, meaningless, or wildly illogical, as if spoken in delirium.
そんなのうわごとだよ。誰も信じない。
That's nonsense. No one will believe it.
彼の説明はまるでうわごとだった。
His explanation was complete rubbish.
Rare kanji form using 囈 (talk in sleep). Marked as rarely used.
Rare kanji form using 囈 (talk in sleep). Marked as rarely used.
Compound of うわ (on the surface, light, or possibly from 上) and 言 (こと, word/speech). The exact derivation is uncertain, but it likely refers to speech that floats up unconsciously.