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confabulation

[kuhn-fab-yuh-ley-shuhn] / kənˌfæb jəˈleɪ ʃən /


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This isn’t the same as confabulation, or making a false memory, because what is recalled really happened.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 17, 2025

Although she has not examined Mr. Biden, Ms. Dodson said some of his stories sound similar to confabulation.

From Washington Times Aug. 25, 2023

"So the question is: If there's something awry going on, was there hypnosis? Are they using confabulation?"

From Salon Sep. 25, 2018

White House attempts to write the story off as a confabulation were undermined, however, by expressions of alarm on Capitol Hill.

From The Guardian Feb. 26, 2017

But this episode was symptomatic: even his love for me involved extending the fabric of his psychosis and confabulation.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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