false memory syndrome

noun

A condition in which a person's identity and relationships are affected by memories which are factually incorrect but strongly believed.

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Meanings

nounfalse memory syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountablepseudoscienceA condition in which a person's identity and relationships are affected by memories which are factually incorrect but strongly believed.
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