paramnesia
noun
par·am·ne·sia ˌper-ˌam-ˈnē-zhə 
-əm-,
ˌpa-ˌram-
: a disorder of memory
especially : déjà vu sense 1
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from para- + -mnesia (as in amnesia)
First Known Use
1888, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
paramnesia
noun
par·am·ne·sia ˌpar-ˌam-ˈnē-zhə, -əm-
: a disorder of memory: as
a
: a condition in which the proper meaning of words cannot be remembered
b
: the illusion of remembering scenes and events when experienced for the first time
called also déjà vu
compare jamais vu