Confabulation

Pronunciation: /kənˌfæbjəˈleɪʃən/

Definitions of confabulation

noun the act of confabulating, or inventing imaginary experiences to fill in gaps in memory

Example Sentences

A1 Confabulation is when someone mistakenly recalls events that did not occur.

A2 The patient's confabulation seemed to be a result of memory impairment.

B1 Confabulation can be a symptom of certain neurological disorders.

B2 The therapist worked with the patient to address the confabulation in their recollections.

C1 In psychology, confabulation is seen as a memory error that involves fabrication of details.

C2 The researcher's study on confabulation shed light on the complexities of memory formation.

Examples of confabulation in a Sentence

formal The patient's confabulation was a result of their memory impairment.

informal She tends to confabulate when she's had a few drinks.

slang I think he's just confabulating to make himself look better.

figurative The politician's confabulation was evident in his twisting of the facts.

Grammatical Forms of confabulation

• past tense: confabulated
• plural: confabulations
• comparative: more confabulatory
• superlative: most confabulatory
• present tense: confabulates
• future tense: will confabulate
• perfect tense: has confabulated
• continuous tense: is confabulating
• singular: confabulation
• positive degree: confabulation
• infinitive: to confabulate
• gerund: confabulating
• participle: confabulating

Origin and Evolution of confabulation

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'confabulation' originated from the Latin word 'confabulatio', which means talking together or chatting.

Evolution of the word: Originally used in a neutral sense to describe informal conversation, the meaning of 'confabulation' has evolved to refer to the act of filling in gaps in memory with fabricated or distorted information, particularly in cases of brain injury or psychiatric disorders.