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selective amnesia vs posthypnotic amnesia

posthypnotic amnesia vs selective amnesia

selective amnesia and posthypnotic amnesia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
selective amnesia Yes No No No
posthypnotic amnesia Yes No No No
As nouns, posthypnotic amnesia is a hyponym of selective amnesia; that is, posthypnotic amnesia is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than selective amnesia:
  • selective amnesia: amnesia about particular events that is very convenient for the person who cannot remember
  • posthypnotic amnesia: selective amnesia after being in a hypnotic state of events occurring during hypnosis or of information designated by the hypnotist
selective amnesia (noun) posthypnotic amnesia (noun)
amnesia about particular events that is very convenient for the person who cannot remember selective amnesia after being in a hypnotic state of events occurring during hypnosis or of information designated by the hypnotist
Difference between selective amnesia and posthypnotic amnesia

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