| NOUN | cognition | selective amnesia | amnesia about particular events that is very convenient for the person who cannot remember |
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| Meaning | amnesia about particular events that is very convenient for the person who cannot remember. | |
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| Example | "why do politicians always develop selective amnesia when questioned about their transgressions?" | |
| Narrower | posthypnotic amnesia | selective amnesia after being in a hypnotic state of events occurring during hypnosis or of information designated by the hypnotist |
| Broader | amnesia, memory loss, blackout | partial or total loss of memory |
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