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Selective Amnesia
see synonyms of selective amnesiaNoun
1. selective amnesia
amnesia about particular events that is very convenient for the person who cannot remember
Example Sentences:'why do politicians always develop selective amnesia when questioned about their transgressions?'
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Selective Amnesia
see synonyms of selective amnesianoun
1. euphemistic
the deliberate forgetting of something
Mr Green, suffering from selective amnesia about his role in the affair, was contradicted
in nearly every instance by other witnesses.
It looks like a case of selective amnesia.
Was this a case of selective amnesia or lying?
2. psychology
an inability to remember certain types of event
The doctors called it selective amnesia.
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