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इंग्रजी

confabulation

gb/kənfˌæbjəlˈeɪʃən/ us/kənfˌæbjəlˈeɪʃən/
C1 इंग्रजी
अर्थ
० अर्थ
नाम technical C1 process
1

Unintentional false memories in illness

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

वापर नमुना: [someone] has confabulation; confabulation in [condition]
सामान्य चूक:
Do not confuse with lying: confabulation is usually unconscious and not meant to deceive.
समानार्थी शब्द
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.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
accurate recall (Remembering events correctly.) | verifiable memory (A recollection supported by evidence.)
सहप्रयोग
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
विषय
health |psychology |medicine |memory
उदाहरणे
  • 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.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
  • Because of his illness, he had confabulation and told stories that were not real.
  • Confabulation is not the same as lying.
नाम technical C1 process
2

Made-up explanation without intent

Explaining something by making up details without realizing it.

वापर नमुना: a confabulation about [topic]; confabulation of [details]
सामान्य चूक:
Often confused with 'confab' (a casual chat) or with intentional 'fabrication'.
समानार्थी शब्द
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.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
fact-based explanation (An account grounded in evidence rather than invention.) | accurate report (A correct description of what happened.)
सहप्रयोग
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
विषय
psychology |communication |thinking
उदाहरणे
  • 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.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
  • He gave a confabulation to explain why he was late.
  • Sometimes people confabulate when they do not remember clearly.
नाम formal C2 event
3

A private chat or talk

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

वापर नमुना: a confabulation with [someone]; a confabulation about [topic]
सामान्य चूक:
This sense is much less common than the psychology meaning; learners may be misunderstood if they use it for 'chat' in everyday speech.
समानार्थी शब्द
conversation (More common and neutral.) | chat (More informal and common.) | discussion (Often more serious or structured.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
silence (No conversation or talk.)
सहप्रयोग
a brief confabulation |a private confabulation |a quick confabulation |a late-night confabulation |a confabulation with colleagues |a confabulation about plans
विषय
daily_life |communication
उदाहरणे
  • 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.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
  • They had a brief confabulation after class.
व्याकरण
शब्दकोशातील रूप
confabulation
IPA
GB/kənfˌæbjəlˈeɪʃən/
US/kənfˌæbjəlˈeɪʃən/
अक्षरविभाग आणि जोर
con - fab - u - la - tion (५ अक्षरखंड)
Stress on 4th syllable (la)
शब्दरूपे
Noun
  • Base: confabulation
  • Plural: confabulations
संबंधित शब्द
Forms
confabulations noun
Core family
confabulate verb C1
Related words
confab noun
Advanced or less common
confabulatory adjective confabulator noun
वाक्प्रचार

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