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noun
a memory of a past event that has been recalled after having been forgotten or repressed for a long time.Compare false-memory syndrome.
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Origin of recovered memory
First recorded in 1920–25
Words nearby recovered memory
recoupment, recourse, recover, recoverable, recoverable error, recovered memory, recovery, recovery room, recovery stock, recpt, recreant
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How to use recovered memory in a sentence
Few issues spur as much disagreement in the psychological community as that of recovered memory.
Casey Schwartz on a mind-boggling claim of "recovered memory" rocking a tiny Missouri town.
But without proof, jurors may be uncomfortable relying on something as theoretical as recovered memory.
The new research seems to thrust even more doubt onto the notion of recovered memory.
British Dictionary definitions for recovered memory
recovered memory
noun
the alleged recollection of traumatic events from childhood by a person undergoing psychotherapySee also false memory syndrome
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