paramnesia

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noun

An inability to distinguish between real memories and dreams or fantasies

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Meanings

nounparamnesia (countable and uncountable, plural paramnesias)

plural paramnesias

  1. countableuncountableAn inability to distinguish between real memories and dreams or fantasies
  2. countableuncountableAn inability to remember the meaning of common words

Origin

From para- + amnesia.

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Translations

Esperanto paramnezio
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French paramnésie
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Italian paramnesia
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Portuguese paramnésia
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Romanian paramnezie
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Spanish paramnesia
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Cite this entry
APA

paramnesia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paramnesia

MLA

“paramnesia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paramnesia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paramnesia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paramnesia.

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