confabulation
gb/kənfˌæbjəlˈeɪʃən/ us/kənfˌæbjəlˈeɪʃən/
C1
انگریزی
معانی
0 معانی
اسم
technical
C1
process
1
Unintentional false memories in illness
When someone unknowingly remembers things that did not happen, often because of a memory problem.
استعمال کا انداز:
[someone] has confabulation; confabulation in [condition]
عام غلطی:
Do not confuse with lying: confabulation is usually unconscious and not meant to deceive.
ہم معنی الفاظ
false memory (General term; not always linked to brain injury.)
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memory distortion (Broader and can include smaller inaccuracies.)
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fabricated recollection (Describes the content but may wrongly suggest intention.)
متضاد الفاظ
accurate recall (Remembering events correctly.)
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verifiable memory (A recollection supported by evidence.)
لفظی تراکیب
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
موضوعات
health
|psychology
|medicine
|memory
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- Because of his illness, he had confabulation and told stories that were not real.
- Confabulation is not the same as lying.
اسم
technical
C1
process
2
Made-up explanation without intent
Explaining something by making up details without realizing it.
استعمال کا انداز:
a confabulation about [topic]; confabulation of [details]
عام غلطی:
Often confused with 'confab' (a casual chat) or with intentional 'fabrication'.
ہم معنی الفاظ
rationalization (Often focuses on justifying actions or feelings rather than memory.)
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misremembering (More neutral; may not include invented narrative detail.)
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unintentional fabrication (Close in meaning but can sound self-contradictory to learners.)
متضاد الفاظ
fact-based explanation (An account grounded in evidence rather than invention.)
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accurate report (A correct description of what happened.)
لفظی تراکیب
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
موضوعات
psychology
|communication
|thinking
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- He gave a confabulation to explain why he was late.
- Sometimes people confabulate when they do not remember clearly.
اسم
formal
C2
event
3
A private chat or talk
A conversation (used in a formal or humorous way).
استعمال کا انداز:
a confabulation with [someone]; a confabulation about [topic]
عام غلطی:
This sense is much less common than the psychology meaning; learners may be misunderstood if they use it for 'chat' in everyday speech.
ہم معنی الفاظ
conversation (More common and neutral.)
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chat (More informal and common.)
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discussion (Often more serious or structured.)
متضاد الفاظ
silence (No conversation or talk.)
لفظی تراکیب
a brief confabulation
|a private confabulation
|a quick confabulation
|a late-night confabulation
|a confabulation with colleagues
|a confabulation about plans
موضوعات
daily_life
|communication
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- They had a brief confabulation after class.
گرامر
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confabulation
IPA
GB/kənfˌæbjəlˈeɪʃən/
US/kənfˌæbjəlˈeɪʃən/
ہجا بندی اور زور
con - fab - u - la - tion (5 ہجے)
Stress on 4th syllable (la)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Noun
- Base: confabulation
- Plural: confabulations
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
confabulations
noun
Core family
confabulate
verb C1
Related words
confab
noun
Advanced or less common
confabulatory
adjective
confabulator
noun
عبارات
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