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

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