Definition of paramnesia in English:
paramnesia
noun ˌparəmˈniːzɪəˌpɛræmˈniʒ(i)ə
mass nounPsychiatry A condition or phenomenon involving distorted memory or confusions of fact and fantasy, such as confabulation or déjà vu.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is based around the condition of paramnesia, where people completely invent imaginary lives.
- An elderly woman developed the delusion that she was dead ('Cotard's delusion') and that she was in another place ('reduplicative paramnesia').
Definition of paramnesia in US English:
paramnesia
nounˌperamˈnēZH(ē)əˌpɛræmˈniʒ(i)ə
Psychiatry A condition or phenomenon involving distorted memory or confusions of fact and fantasy, such as confabulation or déjà vu.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is based around the condition of paramnesia, where people completely invent imaginary lives.
- An elderly woman developed the delusion that she was dead ('Cotard's delusion') and that she was in another place ('reduplicative paramnesia').