déjà vu
The subjective, unexpected feeling of having experienced something before, especially…The subjective, unexpected feeling of having experienced something before, especially when that is not the case.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)The subjective, unexpected feeling of having experienced something before, especially when that is not the case.
Déjà-vu-Erlebnis
дежавю́dežavjú
(uncountable, usually)Loosely or humorously, anything one has done before or is being repeated.
Have I done this before? Talk about déjà vu.
Translations
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Origin
Unadapted borrowing from French déjà vu (literally “already seen”), coined by Émile BoiracUnadapted borrowing from French déjà vu (literally “already seen”), coined by Émile Boirac in Revue philosophique de la France et de l'étranger, 1876.
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Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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