confabulation
名詞
UK/kən.fæb.jəˈleɪ.ʃᵊn/
US/kən.fæb.jəˈleɪ.ʃᵊn/
定義 confabulation 名詞
conversation
- CountableUncountableformal
A conversation or discussion, often informal, about a particular topic.
They were observed engaging in a private confabulation during the cocktail hour.
The project involved numerous meetings, casual confabulations, and extensive legal discussions.
During the break, colleagues often gather for a confabulation.
memory
- CountableUncountablemedicalspecialized
A psychological phenomenon where a person produces fabricated memories or distorted accounts of events, often without conscious intent to deceive.
The distinction between confabulation and deception lies in the absence of a deliberate intent to mislead.
The patient's symptoms included confabulation and distortion of past events.
This condition can lead individuals to create confabulated stories about events that did not occur.