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noun
An inability to distinguish between real memories and dreams or fantasies
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
An inability to remember the meaning of common words
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
(psychiatry) a disorder of memory in which dreams or fantasies are confused with reality
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: cognitive state, state of mind
History
From para- + amnesia.
Across languages
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