paramnesia

/ˌpærəmˈnɛzɪə/

Definitions

1. noun

A condition in which a person has trouble separating real memories from imagined or false ones, often resulting in confabulation.

“The psychologist studied the case of a patient suffering from paramnesia, where she would create elaborate stories from fragmented memories.”

Synonyms

  • confabulation
  • false memory
  • pseudomnesia

Antonyms

  • reliable memory
  • veridical memory