false memory

noun

A memory of something that did not happen, or is recalled differently from the way it actually happened.

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Meanings

nounfalse memory (plural false memories)

plural false memories

  1. human sciencesA memory of something that did not happen, or is recalled differently from the way it actually happened.

    Synonyms: pseudomnesia, pseudorecollection, pseudoreminiscence

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA memory of something that did not happen, or is recalled differently from the way it actually happened.

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pseudomnesiapseudorecollectionpseudoreminiscence

Translations

French faux souvenir
  • faux souvenirTranslations
Italian falso ricordo
  • falso ricordoTranslations
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APA

false memory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20memory

MLA

“false memory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20memory. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “false memory,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20memory.

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