confabulation

/kənˌfæb.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
noun
  1. An informal conversation or chat.
    • Their confabulation lasted well past midnight.
    • The confabulation among the students was lively and friendly.
    • I enjoyed a pleasant confabulation with my neighbor about gardening.
  2. The act of fabricating or filling in memory gaps with false information, often unconsciously.
    • Researchers study confabulation to understand how memory works.
    • Her confabulation about the event was not intentional lying.
    • The doctor explained that confabulation is common in certain brain injuries.
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