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false-memory syndrome

[ fawls-mem-uh-ree ]
/ ˈfɔlsˈmɛm ə ri /
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noun

a psychological condition in which a person believes that he or she remembers events that have not actually occurred.

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Words related to false-memory syndrome

FMS, paramnesia

Words nearby false-memory syndrome

false vocal cord, false vocal cords, false waters, false-card, false-hearted, false-memory syndrome, false-negative, false-negative reaction, false-positive, false-positive reaction, false-start
Compare recovered memory.

Origin of false-memory syndrome

First recorded in 1990–95
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019