déjàvu


dé•jà vu

(ˌdeɪ ʒɑ ˈvu, ˈvyu; Fr. deɪ ʒa ˈvü)
n. 1. the illusion of having previously experienced something actually being encountered for the first time. 2. disagreeable familiarity or sameness. [1900–05; < French: literally, already seen]