promnesia

prom·ne·sia
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US/pɹɑmˈniː.ʒə/US/pɹɑmˈniː.zɪ.ə/UK/pɹɒmˈniː.ʒə/UK/pɹɒmˈniː.zɪ.ə/

noun

Déjà vu, a sense of having experienced some event before due to an imagined memory.

OriginProto-Indo-European *men- →
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Meanings

nounpromnesia (uncountable)
  1. neologismuncountablehuman sciencesDéjà vu, a sense of having experienced some event before due to an imagined memory.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
déjà vu

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-“to think, mind”
  2. Englishpromnesia

Coined by philologist and psychical researcher Frederic W. H. Myers (1843-1901) from Ancient Greek προ- (pro-, “pre-, before”) + μνήμη (mnḗmē, “memory”) + -ία (-ía) on the model of amnesia, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think, mind”). Compare Greek προμνησία (promnisía).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with promnesia

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Anagrams

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APA

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Chicago

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