screen memory
nounPsychoanalysis.
a childhood memory, perhaps recalled falsely, that screens out a more distressing recollection.
Origin of screen memory
1First recorded in 1920–25
Words Nearby screen memory
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British Dictionary definitions for screen memory
screen memory
noun
psychoanal a memory that is tolerable but allied to a distressing event and which is unconsciously used to hide the distressing memory
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