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Wiktionary
paramnesia
n. 1 An inability to distinguish between real memory and dreams or fantasy 2 An inability to remember the meaning of common words
WordNet
paramnesia
n. (psychiatry) a disorder of memory in which dreams or fantasies are confused with reality
Wikipedia
Paramnesia
Paramnesia is memory-based delusion or confabulation, or an inability to distinguish between real and fantasy memories.
It may refer more specifically to:
- Déjà vu, the delusion that a current event has already been experienced before
- Reduplicative paramnesia, the delusion that a location exists in more than one place simultaneously
Usage examples of "paramnesia".
The subtle, recurring confusion between illusion and reality that was characteristic of paramnesia fascinated the chaplain, and he knew a number of things about it.