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paramnesia

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par⋅am⋅ne⋅sia

  [par-am-nee-zhuh]
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–noun
1. Psychiatry. a distortion of memory in which fact and fantasy are confused.
2. the inability to recall the correct meaning of a word.
Origin:
1885–90; < NL; see par-, amnesia
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par·am·ne·sia   (pār'ām-nē'zhə)   
n.  

  1. A distortion of memory in which fantasy and objective experience are confused.

  2. An inability to recall the meanings of common words.

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Main Entry: par·am·ne·sia
Pronunciation: "par-"am-'nE-zh&, -&m-
Function: noun
: a disorder of memory: as a : acondition in which the proper meaning of words cannot be remembered b : the illusion of remembering scenes and events when experienced for the first time called alsodéjà vu; —compare JAMAIS VU
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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paramnesia par·am·ne·sia (pār'ām-nē'zhə)
n.
A distortion of memory in which fantasy and objective experience are confused.

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