screen memory

screen mem·o·ry

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Definitions of screen memory words

noun screen memory a childhood memory, perhaps recalled falsely, that screens out a more distressing recollection. 1
noun screen memory psychology: form of repression 1
noun screen memory a memory that is tolerable but allied to a distressing event and which is unconsciously used to hide the distressing memory 0
noun screen memory a memory that can be tolerated and is used unconsciously as a screen against an allied memory that would be distressing if remembered 0

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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