jamais vu
A sense of unfamiliarity with, or of never having experienced or seen before,…A sense of unfamiliarity with, or of never having experienced or seen before, something that should be familiar.
/ˌʒɑː.meɪ ˈvuː/
» People always talk about getting déjà vu, but all I get is jamais vu.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A sense of unfamiliarity with, or of never having experienced or seen before, something that should be familiar.
More definitions
- the experience of being unfamiliar with a person or situation that is actually very familiar; associated with certain types of epilepsy
Examples
1 sentencesPeople always talk about getting déjà vu, but all I get is jamais vu.
Origin
Borrowed from French jamais (“never”) + vu (“seen”).Borrowed from French jamais (“never”) + vu (“seen”).
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedpresque vu
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable