selective amnesia

English Thesaurus

1. amnesia about particular events that is very convenient for the person who cannot remember (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	amnesia, blackout, memory loss,
definition	:	partial or total loss of memory (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	posthypnotic amnesia,
definition	:	selective amnesia after being in a hypnotic state of events occurring during hypnosis or of information designated by the hypnotist (noun.cognition)