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confabulation
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confabulation
n.
light conversation; (Psychology) act of replacing and fillling gaps in memory by making up facts and imagined experiences
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Confabulation
Confabulation (verb: confabulate) is a memory disturbance, defined as the production of fabricated, distorted or misinterpreted memories about oneself or the world, without the conscious intention to deceive. Individuals who confabulate present incorrect memories ranging from "subtle alterations to bizarre fabrications", and are generally very confident about their recollections, despite contradictory evidence.
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confabulation
Noun
1. an informal conversation
(synonym) chat, confab, schmooze, schmoose
(hypernym) conversation
(hyponym) chitchat, small talk, gab, gabfest, gossip, tittle-tattle, chin-wag, chin-wagging, causerie
(derivation) confer, confabulate, confab, consult
2. (psychiatry) a plausible but imagined memory that fills in gaps in what is remembered
(hypernym) memory
(derivation) confabulate
(classification) psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine
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confabulation
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confabulation
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Confabulation
(n.)
Familiar talk; easy, unrestrained, unceremonious conversation.
Familiar talk; easy, unrestrained, unceremonious conversation.
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