Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun posthypnotic_amnesia

1 sense of posthypnotic amnesia

Sense 1
posthypnotic amnesia -- (selective amnesia after being in a hypnotic state of events occurring during hypnosis or of information designated by the hypnotist)
       => selective amnesia -- (amnesia about particular events that is very convenient for the person who cannot remember; "why do politicians always develop selective amnesia when questioned about their transgressions?")