memoryediting

noun

UK /ˈmɛməriˌɛdɪtɪŋ/

US /ˈmɛməriˌɛdɪtɪŋ/

Changing or fixing up a memory so it looks or feels different.

She did some memoryediting to make the sad story sound funny.

SYNONYMS

memory alteration memory revision recollection tweaking memory rewriting

RELATED WORDS

memory editing recall forgetting imagination

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The act of changing details in a remembered event, often without meaning to.

His memoryediting made him think the trip was longer than it was.

3. A made-up or edited version of something that happened.

The movie was a memoryediting of the director's childhood.

4. The process of adjusting a memory to fit a new story or feeling.

After the apology, there was some memoryediting about who started the fight.