deja vu

A form of déjà vu — The subjective, unexpected feeling of having experienced something before, especially when that is not the case.

OriginFrench déjà vu →
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Meanings

noundeja vu (plural deja vus)

plural deja vus

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of déjà vu.

    I felt deja vu as I recalled a video in which a Tesla owner slammed on the brakes after his car appeared set on crashing headlong into a construction site.

    2021 November 18, Matt McFarland, “We tried Tesla’s ‘full self-driving.’ Here’s what happened”, in CNN

Origin

  1. Frenchdéjà vu
  2. Frenchdéjà vu
  3. Englishdeja vu

Borrowed from French déjà vu.

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APA

deja vu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deja%20vu

MLA

“deja vu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deja%20vu. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deja vu,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deja%20vu.

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