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confabulation
[ kuhn-fab-yuh-ley-shuhn ]
/ kənˌfæb yəˈleɪ ʃən /
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noun
the act of confabulating; conversation; discussion.
Psychiatry. the replacement of a gap in a person's memory by a falsification that he or she believes to be true.
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Origin of confabulation
First recorded in 1490–1500; from Late Latin confabulātiōn- (stem of confābulātiō ) “conversation,” equivalent to confābulāt(us) (see confabulate) + -iōn- noun suffix; see -ion
OTHER WORDS FROM confabulation
con·fab·u·la·to·ry [kuhn-fab-yoo-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /kənˈfæb yʊ ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectiveWords nearby confabulation
coney, Coney Island, conf., confab, confabulate, confabulation, confarreation, confect, confection, confectionary, confectioner
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Medical definitions for confabulation
confabulation
[ kən-făb′yə-lā′shən ]
n.
The unconscious filling of gaps in one's memory by fabrications that one accepts as facts.
Other words from confabulation
con•fab′u•late′ v.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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