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recovered memory
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.
recovered memory
noun
- the alleged recollection of traumatic events from childhood by a person undergoing psychotherapy See also false memory syndrome
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Word History and Origins
Origin of recovered memory1
First recorded in 1920–25
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Example Sentences
Few issues spur as much disagreement in the psychological community as that of recovered memory.
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Casey Schwartz on a mind-boggling claim of "recovered memory" rocking a tiny Missouri town.
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But without proof, jurors may be uncomfortable relying on something as theoretical as recovered memory.
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The new research seems to thrust even more doubt onto the notion of recovered memory.
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