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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paramnesia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
param-ne-sia
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An inability to distinguish between real memories and dreams or fantasies

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An inability to remember the meaning of common words

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From para- + amnesia.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

paramnesias (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

paramnesic

Questions

What does paramnesia mean?
An inability to distinguish between real memories and dreams or fantasies
Where does paramnesia come from?
From para- + amnesia.

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