Disremembered

To fail to remember or to consciously forget something, often due to a deliberate act of erasure or a fading of memory. It signifies a more active or intentional act of forgetting than simply 'forgetting'. It can imply a choice to exclude something from one's mind or to render it inaccessible to conscious recall. The term often carries a connotation of the forgotten memory's significance, either in the context of one's own life or that of others. The act of disremembering can be employed as a survival mechanism, a form of self-deception, or as a tool to manipulate perceptions of reality. The process is usually slow and arduous.

Disremembered meaning with examples

• After the traumatic incident, she chose to disremember the details, constructing a narrative that softened the sharp edges of the experience. This act of psychological self-preservation allowed her to function, even though the underlying truth lingered somewhere deep within her.
• The politician attempted to disremember his controversial past statements during the interview, trying to paint a picture of consistency with his current views. The audience, however, quickly brought up his past statements in an attempt to trap him with his inconsistent views.
• Driven by a desire to escape a troubled past, he worked hard to disremember his time in prison. He hoped that erasing those memories would grant him the new life he craved. The past however, always had a way of finding its way back into his life.
• The organization tried to disremember the existence of the file documenting the questionable financial practices, deleting the file from all digital systems and shredding every paper copy. However, an informant had made multiple copies, ready to bring down the organization.