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作話 (さくわ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
confabulation ; fabrication
Primarily a psychological term referring to the unconscious creation of false memories or narratives to fill gaps in memory, but can also be used more generally for making up stories or fabricating information.
彼かれ の 証しょう 言げん は 作さく 話わ に 過す ぎ ない と 判はん 断だん さ れ た 。
His testimony was judged to be nothing more than a fabrication.
Kanji 作 make, production, prepare Similar words 虚きょ 言げん 虚言 refers to a deliberate lie or false statement, whereas 作話 often implies an unconscious or unintentional fabrication, especially in a clinical context.
捏ねつ 造ぞう 捏造 is a deliberate act of forging or fabricating evidence or documents, while 作話 can be either unconscious (confabulation) or a more general act of making up a story.
Etymology Compound of 作 (saku, 'make') and 話 (wa, 'story, talk'). The term is a relatively modern coinage, likely influenced by the English psychological term 'confabulation'.
