SINCE 1828
jamais vu
noun
ja·mais vu
| \ˌzhȧ-ˌme-ˈvᵫ̅,
ˌjä-ˌmā-ˈvü
\
ˌjä-ˌmā-ˈvü
\
Medical Definition of jamais vu
: a disorder of memory characterized by the illusion that the familiar is being encountered for the first time — compare paramnesia sense b
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