selective amnesia

Noun
  1. Amnesia about particular events that is very convenient for the person who cannot remember (synset 105681283)
    "why do politicians always develop selective amnesia when questioned about their transgressions?"
    is a type of: amnesia, blackout, memory loss - partial or total loss of memory
    subtypes: posthypnotic amnesia - selective amnesia after being in a hypnotic state of events occurring during hypnosis or of information designated by the hypnotist

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