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déjà vu

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dé·jà vu  (dzhä 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] Ndéjà 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
déjà vu
nDéjà-vu-Erlebnis nt; a feeling or sense of déjà vudas Gefühl, das schon einmal gesehen zu haben
déjà vu [ˌdeɪʒɑːˈvuː] ndéjà vu m inv
a feeling or sense of déjà vu → una sensazione di déjà vu


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