paramnesia

par·am·ne·sia

 (păr′ăm-nē′zhə)

n.

1. A distortion of memory in which fantasy and objective experience are confused.

2. An inability to recall the meanings of common words.

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paramnesia

(ˌpæræmˈniːzɪə)

n

(Psychiatry) psychiatry a disorder of the memory or the faculty of recognition in which dreams may be confused with reality

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par•am•ne•sia

(ˌpær æmˈni ʒə)

n.

1. a distortion of memory in which fact and fantasy are confused.

2. the inability to recall the correct meanings of words.

[1885–90]

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paramnesia

- Can mean the inability to recall the meanings of common words.

See also related terms for inability.

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paramnesia

Psychiatry. a distortion of memory in which fact and fancy are confused.

See also: Memory

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

paramnesia - (psychiatry) a disorder of memory in which dreams or fantasies are confused with reality cognitive state, state of mind - the state of a person's cognitive processes psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders

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Translations

paramnésie

par·am·ne·si·a

n. paramnesia, evocaciones de eventos que no ocurrieron nunca, aunque vívidos para el individuo que los racionaliza.

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