paramnesia

noun

par·​am·​ne·​sia ˌper-ˌam-ˈnē-zhə 

-əm-,

ˌpa-ˌram-

: a disorder of memory

especially : déjà vu sense 1

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from para- + -mnesia (as in amnesia)

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

paramnesia

noun

par·​am·​ne·​sia ˌpar-ˌam-ˈnē-zhə, -əm- 

: a disorder of memory: as

a

: a condition in which the proper meaning of words cannot be remembered

b

: the illusion of remembering scenes and events when experienced for the first time

called also déjà vu

compare jamais vu