Definition of paramnesia Paramnesia

par•am•ne•si•a

We found 5 definitions of paramnesia from 4 different sources.

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What does paramnesia mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: paramnesias

paramnesia - (psychiatry) a disorder of memory in which dreams or fantasies are confused with reality
  cognitive state, state of mind the state of a person's cognitive processes
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • paramnesia (Noun)
    An inability to distinguish between real memories and dreams or fantasies.
  • paramnesia (Noun)
    An inability to remember the meaning of common words.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • paramnesia
    par-am-nē′si-a, n. false memory. [Gr. para, beside, mim-nēskein, to remind.]

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