dé·jà vu (d  zhä v  )n. 1. Psychology The illusion of having already experienced something actually being experienced for the first time. 2. a. An impression of having seen or experienced something before: Old-timers watched the stock-market crash with a distinct sense of déjà vu. b. Dull familiarity; monotony: the déjà vu of the tabloid headlines. [French : déjà, already + vu, seen.] |
déjà vu [ˈdeɪʒæ ˈvuː (French) deʒa vy]
n
(Psychology) the experience of perceiving a new situation as if it had occurred before. It is sometimes associated with exhaustion or certain types of mental disorder
[from French, literally: already seen]
déjà vu
Psychology. the illusion of having previously experienced something actually being encountered for the first time.
See also: Memory
Translations
déjà vu [deɪʒɑːˈvuː] N → déjà vu m
déjà vu [ˌdeɪʒɑːˈvuː] n
to have a sense of déjà vu, to have a feeling of déjà vu → avoir une impression de déjà-vu
to have a sense of déjà vu, to have a feeling of déjà vu → avoir une impression de déjà-vu
déjà vu
n → Déjà-vu-Erlebnis nt; a feeling or sense of déjà vu → das Gefühl, das schon einmal gesehen zu haben
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