confabulate (Meaning)

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confabulate (v)

unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory

talk socially without exchanging too much information

have a conference in order to talk something over

confabulate Sentence Examples

  1. Due to memory loss from the accident, the patient could only confabulate a fragmented story of what happened.
  2. The witness's testimony was unreliable, as they were known to confabulate details to fill in gaps in their memory.
  3. Under pressure during the interrogation, the suspect began to confabulate a fantastical explanation for their whereabouts.
  4. Scientists are studying the brain functions that lead people to confabulate false memories.
  5. The children's imaginative story about a talking squirrel seemed more like a confabulation than a real encounter.
  6. The author admitted to confabulating some minor details in the historical fiction novel for dramatic effect.
  7. Detectives were wary of the psychic's claims, suspecting they were simply confabulating based on publicly available information.
  8. The politician's answer to the question was a confused mess of half-truths and confabulations.
  9. In a desperate attempt to appear knowledgeable, the student confabulated a response that made little sense.
  10. As the dream faded, the details became hazy, leaving only a jumble of confabulated imagery in the waking mind.

FAQs About the word confabulate

unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory, talk socially without exchanging too much information, have a conference in order to talk something ove

consult, discuss, talk, confer, confab,parley, argue, counsel, treat, advise

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Due to memory loss from the accident, the patient could only confabulate a fragmented story of what happened.

The witness's testimony was unreliable, as they were known to confabulate details to fill in gaps in their memory.

Under pressure during the interrogation, the suspect began to confabulate a fantastical explanation for their whereabouts.

Scientists are studying the brain functions that lead people to confabulate false memories.