unwanted memory
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a memory, often of a traumatic or unpleasant event, that one does not want to have
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Examples (10)
- She struggled to suppress an unwanted memory of the accident.
- The scent of old perfume suddenly triggered an unwanted memory.
- He tried to push the unwanted memory to the back of his mind.
- Therapy can help patients cope with an intrusive and unwanted memory.
- An unwanted memory surfaced during the quiet afternoon.
- The old photograph brought back an unwanted memory from his childhood.
- She closed her eyes, trying to erase every unwanted memory.
- He found himself haunted by an unwanted memory of the argument.
- Dreams sometimes bring an unwanted memory to the forefront of the mind.
- It is often difficult to live with a persistent and unwanted memory.