paramnesia

[ par-am-nee-zhuh ]

/ ˌpær æmˈni ʒə /

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noun

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

the inability to recall the correct meaning of a word.

Origin of paramnesia

From New Latin, dating back to 1885–90; see origin at par-, amnesia

Words nearby paramnesia

parametrium, parametrize, paramilitary, paramimia, paramita, paramnesia, paramo, paramorph, paramorphine, paramorphism, paramount

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Example sentences from the Web for paramnesia

It will perhaps be proper not to reduce all the phenomena of paramnesia to the same conditions.
Criminal Psychology|Hans Gross
Indeed, Krpelin asserts that paramnesia occurs only under normal circumstances.
Criminal Psychology|Hans Gross
Wigand and Maudsley think they see in paramnesia a simultaneous functioning of both relations.
Criminal Psychology|Hans Gross

British Dictionary definitions for paramnesia

paramnesia

/ (ˌpæræmˈniːzɪə) /

noun

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

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Medical definitions for paramnesia

paramnesia

[ păr′ăm-nē′zhə ]

n.

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

单词	paramnesia
释义	paramnesia [ par-am-nee-zhuh ] / ˌpær æmˈni ʒə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR paramnesia ON THESAURUS.COM noun Psychiatry. a distortion of memory in which fact and fantasy are confused. the inability to recall the correct meaning of a word. Origin of paramnesia From New Latin, dating back to 1885–90; see origin at par-, amnesia Words nearby paramnesia parametrium, parametrize, paramilitary, paramimia, paramita, paramnesia, paramo, paramorph, paramorphine, paramorphism, paramount Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for paramnesia It will perhaps be proper not to reduce all the phenomena of paramnesia to the same conditions. Criminal Psychology\|Hans Gross Indeed, Krpelin asserts that paramnesia occurs only under normal circumstances. Criminal Psychology\|Hans Gross Wigand and Maudsley think they see in paramnesia a simultaneous functioning of both relations. Criminal Psychology\|Hans Gross British Dictionary definitions for paramnesia paramnesia / (ˌpæræmˈniːzɪə) / noun psychiatry a disorder of the memory or the faculty of recognition in which dreams may be confused with reality Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to paramnesia inattention, semblance, deception, myth, confusion, image, delusion, fantasy, misconception, hallucination, pipe dream, nirvana, abstraction, negligence, laxness, blank, repression, oblivion, obliviousness, amnesia Medical definitions for paramnesia paramnesia [ păr′ăm-nē′zhə ] n. A distortion of memory in which fantasy and objective experience are confused. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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paramnesia

noun

Origin of paramnesia

Words nearby paramnesia

Example sentences from the Web for paramnesia

British Dictionary definitions for paramnesia

noun

Words related to paramnesia

Medical definitions for paramnesia

n.