1. a person who confabulates; someone who unconsciously fills gaps in memory with fabricated or distorted information
Usage: psychology, neurology; often used in clinical or research contexts
2. a person who engages in confabulation; someone who tells false stories or lies, often without deliberate intent to deceive
Usage: informal

Examples

• The neurologist explained that the patient was a confabulator, unconsciously inventing details to complete fragmented memories.
• After the accident, the witness turned out to be a confabulator, mixing real events with imagined details.
• Memory researchers study confabulators to understand how the brain reconstructs incomplete information.
• He was known as a confabulator among his friends, always embellishing stories without realizing it.
• The confabulator genuinely believed the false memories she had created over time.
• Psychologists must distinguish between intentional liars and confabulators who believe their own narratives.