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false-memory syndrome
[ fawls-mem-uh-ree sin-drohm, -druhm ]
/ ˈfɔlsˈmɛm ə ri ˌsɪn droʊm, -drəm /
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noun
a psychological condition in which a person believes that they remember events that have not actually occurred.Compare recovered memory.
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Origin of false-memory syndrome
First recorded in 1990–95
Words nearby false-memory syndrome
false imprisonment, false indigo, false joint, false keel, false labor, false-memory syndrome, false miterwort, false move, false-negative, false pond, false position
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How to use false-memory syndrome in a sentence
At some point he mumbled a short editorial about how he had a new appreciation for those suffering false memory syndrome.
British Dictionary definitions for 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 childhoodSee also recovered memory
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