confabulation

the filling of memory gaps with fabricated, misinterpreted or distorted memories
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confabulation

Summary

confabulation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (728 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • confabulation's GND ID is recorded as 7674540-5[2].
  • confabulation's subclass of is recorded as memory disorder[3].
  • confabulation's subclass of is recorded as false memory[4].
  • confabulation's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0371d4[5].
  • confabulation's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph563217[6].
  • confabulation's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/confabulation[7].
  • confabulation's health specialty is recorded as psychiatry[8].
  • confabulation's UMLS CUI is recorded as C0233800[9].
  • confabulation's WikiSkripta article ID is recorded as 37665[10].
  • confabulation's ICD-11 ID is recorded as MB21.3[11].
  • confabulation's RationalWiki ID is recorded as Confabulation[12].
  • confabulation's ICD-11 ID is recorded as 292722503[13].
  • confabulation's WordNet 3.1 Synset ID is recorded as 07149558-n[14].
  • confabulation's Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID is recorded as konfabuliatsii-32a2ed[15].

Why It Matters

confabulation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (728 views/month).[1] confabulation has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] confabulation is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [5] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). confabulation. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/confabulation
MLA “confabulation.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/confabulation.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_confabulation_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{confabulation}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/confabulation}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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