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paramnesia

(par′am nē′z̸hə)

noun

distortion of memory with confusion of fact and fantasy
déjà vu

Origin: par(a)- + amnesia

See paramnesia in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A distortion of memory in which fantasy and objective experience are confused.
An inability to recall the meanings of common words.

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