false-memory syndrome
[ fawls-mem-uh-ree ]
/ ˈfɔlsˈmɛm ə ri /
noun
a psychological condition in which a person believes that he or she remembers events that have not actually occurred.
Compare
recovered memory.
Origin of false-memory syndrome
First recorded in 1990–95
Words nearby false-memory syndrome
false vocal cord,
false vocal cords,
false waters,
false-card,
false-hearted,
false-memory syndrome,
false-negative,
false-negative reaction,
false-positive,
false-positive reaction,
false-start
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 childhood
See also recovered memory