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.

recovered memory

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of recovered memory¹

First recorded in 1920–25

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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