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Misrecall

/ˌmɪs.rɪˈkɔːl/verb
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Misrecall means to remember something incorrectly or inaccurately, often blending facts with distortions from suggestion or time. In everyday life, it's a common cognitive glitch that can lead to harmless mix-ups, but in fields like psychology and law, it highlights the unreliability of human memory and the potential for serious consequences in eyewitness accounts.

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