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Discover LudwigThe phrase "Selective amnesia" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe a situation where someone conveniently forgets certain information or events, often to avoid discomfort or responsibility. Example: "His selective amnesia about the incident made it difficult for the team to address the underlying issues."
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Selective amnesia?
Selective amnesia is hard to render convincingly – your sense as a reader is usually that it has more to do with plotting convenience than neurology – but May just about pulls it off, while making the atmospheric most of his isolated locations.
Doctors call this selective amnesia.
It is a selective amnesia practiced by running backs.
"When it came time, some teams calling had selective amnesia.
Partly, it was selective amnesia and the adhesion of affection.
"It might be the best case of selective amnesia imaginable.
Signature Entertainment The Imitation Game Alan Turing biopic suffering from selective amnesia.
For Labour to complain now is at best selective amnesia and at worst shameless hypocrisy," he said.
They prefer their ethnically purified town, around which they stroll with an air, I thought, of aggressive, selective amnesia.
Kenyan men, have you ever chosen to have selective amnesia about seed that you have sown in the world?
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