Anglų

confabulation

gb/kənfˌæbjəlˈeɪʃən/ us/kənfˌæbjəlˈeɪʃən/
C1 Anglų
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Daiktavardis technical C1 process
1

Unintentional false memories in illness

When someone unknowingly remembers things that did not happen, often because of a memory problem.

Vartosenos šablonas: [someone] has confabulation; confabulation in [condition]
Dažna klaida:
Do not confuse with lying: confabulation is usually unconscious and not meant to deceive.
Sinonimai
false memory (General term; not always linked to brain injury.) | memory distortion (Broader and can include smaller inaccuracies.) | fabricated recollection (Describes the content but may wrongly suggest intention.)
Antonimai
accurate recall (Remembering events correctly.) | verifiable memory (A recollection supported by evidence.)
Kolokacijos
memory confabulation |clinical confabulation |spontaneous confabulation |provoked confabulation |severe confabulation |episodes of confabulation |confabulation errors |confabulation in Korsakoff syndrome |confabulation after brain injury |confabulation in dementia
Temos
health |psychology |medicine |memory
Pavyzdžiai
  • After the stroke, he showed confabulation and confidently described events that never occurred.
  • The clinician noted confabulation when the patient filled in missing details with plausible stories.
  • Confabulation is common in certain forms of amnesia and can be mistaken for deliberate deception.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
  • Because of his illness, he had confabulation and told stories that were not real.
  • Confabulation is not the same as lying.
Daiktavardis technical C1 process
2

Made-up explanation without intent

Explaining something by making up details without realizing it.

Vartosenos šablonas: a confabulation about [topic]; confabulation of [details]
Dažna klaida:
Often confused with 'confab' (a casual chat) or with intentional 'fabrication'.
Sinonimai
rationalization (Often focuses on justifying actions or feelings rather than memory.) | misremembering (More neutral; may not include invented narrative detail.) | unintentional fabrication (Close in meaning but can sound self-contradictory to learners.)
Antonimai
fact-based explanation (An account grounded in evidence rather than invention.) | accurate report (A correct description of what happened.)
Kolokacijos
unconscious confabulation |everyday confabulation |confabulation of details |post-hoc confabulation |confabulation in interviews |confabulation in eyewitness testimony |confabulation under pressure |confabulation of motives |confabulation of reasons |confabulation tendency
Temos
psychology |communication |thinking
Pavyzdžiai
  • Under repeated questioning, her account drifted into confabulation as she tried to fill in gaps.
  • The researcher warned that participants may produce confabulation when asked to explain choices they did not consciously make.
  • What sounded like a detailed story turned out to be confabulation based on fragments of memory.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
  • He gave a confabulation to explain why he was late.
  • Sometimes people confabulate when they do not remember clearly.
Daiktavardis formal C2 event
3

A private chat or talk

A conversation (used in a formal or humorous way).

Vartosenos šablonas: a confabulation with [someone]; a confabulation about [topic]
Dažna klaida:
This sense is much less common than the psychology meaning; learners may be misunderstood if they use it for 'chat' in everyday speech.
Sinonimai
conversation (More common and neutral.) | chat (More informal and common.) | discussion (Often more serious or structured.)
Antonimai
silence (No conversation or talk.)
Kolokacijos
a brief confabulation |a private confabulation |a quick confabulation |a late-night confabulation |a confabulation with colleagues |a confabulation about plans
Temos
daily_life |communication
Pavyzdžiai
  • After the meeting, they slipped into a short confabulation in the hallway.
  • A quick confabulation with the editor helped clarify the headline.
  • The novel opens with a confabulation between two old friends over coffee.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
  • They had a brief confabulation after class.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
confabulation
IPA
GB/kənfˌæbjəlˈeɪʃən/
US/kənfˌæbjəlˈeɪʃən/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
con - fab - u - la - tion (5 skiemenys)
Stress on 4th syllable (la)
Žodžio formos
Noun
  • Base: confabulation
  • Plural: confabulations
Žodžių šeima
Forms
confabulations noun
Core family
confabulate verb C1
Related words
confab noun
Advanced or less common
confabulatory adjective confabulator noun
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