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paramnesia

  (păr'ăm-nē'zhə) pronunciation
n.
  1. A distortion of memory in which fantasy and objective experience are confused.
  2. An inability to recall the meanings of common words.

 
 
Medical Dictionary: par·am·ne·sia
(păr'ăm-nē'zhə)
n.

A distortion of memory in which fantasy and objective experience are confused.

 
Obscure Words: paramnesia


disorder resembling loss of memory: deja vu
 
WordNet: paramnesia
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (psychiatry) a disorder of memory in which dreams or fantasies are confused with reality

 
 

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