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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. amnesia about particular events that is very convenient for the person who cannot remember;
- Example: "why do politicians always develop selective amnesia when questioned about their transgressions?"



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

selective amnesia
    n 1: 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?"