Word · CEFR C2
confabulations
/kən.fæbjuˈleiʃən/
noun
虚构症；虚谈症
confabulations is the plural of confabulation.
a plausible but imagined memory that fills in gaps in what is remembered
医学术语，指无意识编造记忆填补空白，并非故意说谎。
- 1.
A casual conversation; a chat.
闲谈；聊天
- 2.
A fabricated memory believed to be true, especially in someone with dementia or with encephalopathy from advanced alcoholism.
虚构的记忆
闲谈；聊天；虚构的记忆；交谈；闲谈；[医] 虚谈症；虚构症
In use
After the accident, he could not recall the morning, and his detailed explanation of it was a confabulation created by his injured brain.
The therapist explained that the man's story was not a deliberate lie but a confabulation, because he genuinely believed every word.
Scientists distinguish between normal forgetfulness and confabulation, which occurs when the brain fills missing details with invented ones.
have a confabulation with sb
We had a pleasant confabulation with our neighbors about the garden.
我们和邻居就花园问题进行了愉快的交谈。
confabulation about sth
此处指医学上的虚构症。
The patient's confabulation about his childhood was vivid but entirely fabricated.
Connections
Confusing words
- fabrication
- 伪造，捏造 · confabulation指无意识填补记忆空白的虚构，fabrication指故意捏造事实
- conversation
- 谈话，交谈 · confabulation是精神病理概念，conversation是日常对话
Word family
- confabulations
- plural
Learner notes
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为confabulations
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