confabulation

noun

con·​fab·​u·​la·​tion kən-ˌfab-yə-ˈlā-shən, ˌkän- 

: a filling in of gaps in memory through the creation of false memories by an individual who is affected with a memory disorder (as Korsakoff syndrome) and is unaware that the fabricated memories are inaccurate and false

confabulate

kən-ˈfab-yə-ˌlāt 

intransitive verb

confabulated; confabulating

confabulatory

-yə-lə-ˌtōr-ē, -ˌtȯr- 

adjective

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