dissociative amnesia

noun

A dissociative disorder characterized by retrospectively reported memory gaps, involving an inability to recall personal information, usually of a traumatic or stressful nature.

Similar
psychogenic amnesia
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Meanings

noundissociative amnesia (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesA dissociative disorder characterized by retrospectively reported memory gaps, involving an inability to recall personal information, usually of a traumatic or stressful nature.

    Synonyms: psychogenic amnesia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA dissociative disorder characterized by retrospectively reported memory gaps, involving an inability to recall personal information, usually of a traumatic or stressful nature.

Similar
psychogenic amnesia
Also see
psychogenic amnesia
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dissociative amnesia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dissociative%20amnesia

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“dissociative amnesia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dissociative%20amnesia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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