recovered memory


noun
  1. a memory of a past event that has been recalled after having been forgotten or repressed for a long time.: Compare false-memory syndrome.

Origin of recovered memory

1
First recorded in 1920–25

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recovered memory

noun
  1. the alleged recollection of traumatic events from childhood by a person undergoing psychotherapy: See also false memory syndrome

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