paramnesia
paramnesia · paramnesias
An inability to distinguish between real memories and dreams or fantasiesAn inability to distinguish between real memories and dreams or fantasies
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)An inability to distinguish between real memories and dreams or fantasies
(psychiatry) a disorder of memory in which dreams or fantasies are confused with reality
(countable, uncountable)An inability to remember the meaning of common words
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From para- + amnesia.From para- + amnesia.
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Forms
plural: paramnesias| Singular | paramnesia |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedparamnesic
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable