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Paramnesia

An inability to distinguish between real memories and dreams or fantasies.

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noun

1
An inability to distinguish between real memories and dreams or fantasies.
2
An inability to remember the meaning of common words.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Paramnesia"

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Word	Definition
reduplicativenoun	(grammar) A word obtained by the process of reduplication.
selective memorynoun	(psychology) An ability to remember some facts while apparently forgetting others, especially when they are inconvenient, embarrassing, or disadvantageous.
cryptamnesianoun	Alternative form of cryptomnesia. [(chiefly psychology, uncountable) The phenomenon of the reappearance of a long-forgotten memory as if it were a new experience; (countable) an instance of this. Contrast cryptaesthesia.]
hyperrealitynoun	(semiotics, philosophy) The inability of consciousness to distinguish reality from fantasy, especially in technologically advanced postmodern cultures.
cryptomnesianoun	(chiefly psychology, uncountable) The phenomenon of the reappearance of a long-forgotten memory as if it were a new experience; (countable) an instance of this. Contrast cryptaesthesia.
brain freezenoun	(informal) A pain in the head from eating or drinking something cold; a cold-stimulus headache.
irreminiscencenoun	(medicine) The inability to mentally recall or “revisualize” images.
phantasmagorianoun	A dreamlike state where real and imagined elements are blurred together.
romancenoun	An intimate relationship between two people; a love affair.
pseudoreminiscencenoun	(psychology) A false memory.
acenesthesianoun	The loss of the perception of one's own body
mind palacenoun	Synonym of memory palace.
dissociationnoun	(psychology) A defence mechanism where certain thoughts or mental processes are compartmentalised in order to avoid emotional stress to the conscious mind.
intermetamorphosisnoun	A delusional syndrome, related to agnosia, in which the patient believes he/she can see others changing from one person into another.
constructive memorynoun	An apparent memory of an event that did not actually happen, that is unconsciously constructed in order to fill a gap.
pseudomentalizingnoun	A mild form of hypermentalizing
dreamwarenoun	(computing, rare) Speculative software or hardware products that may never reach fruition; vapourware.
imaginationnoun	The image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or reproducing an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images.
hypomentalizingnoun	mentalizing to a lesser degree than normal
pseudorealitynoun	An apparent reality that is in fact a delusion.