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• false-memory syndrome
  false-memory syndrome

  noun

  a psychological condition in which a person believes that they remember events that have not actually occurred.
• false memory syndrome
  false memory syndrome

  noun

  an alleged condition in which a person undergoing psychotherapy erroneously believes in traumatic events in his or her childhood See also recovered memory

false-memory syndrome

American  

[fawls-mem-uh-ree sin-drohm, -druhm] / ˈfɔlsˈmɛm ə ri ˌsɪn droʊm, -drəm /

noun

1. a psychological condition in which a person believes that they remember events that have not actually occurred.

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false memory syndrome British  

noun

1. an alleged condition in which a person undergoing psychotherapy erroneously believes in traumatic events in his or her childhood See also recovered memory

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Etymology

Origin of false-memory syndrome

First recorded in 1990–95

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false memory syndrome

In this mind-bending, time-twisting science fiction novel with faint political undercurrents, people begin suffering from false memory syndrome, remembering lives they never led.

From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2019