deja vu

dé·jà vu

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dey-zhah voo, vyoo; French dey-zha vy]
- /ˌdeɪ ʒɑ ˈvu, ˈvyu; French deɪ ʒa ˈvü/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dey-zhah voo, vyoo; French dey-zha vy]
- /ˌdeɪ ʒɑ ˈvu, ˈvyu; French deɪ ʒa ˈvü/

Definitions of deja vu words

uncountable noun deja vu Déjà vu is the feeling that you have already experienced the things that are happening to you now. 3
noun deja vu the experience of perceiving a new situation as if it had occurred before. It is sometimes associated with exhaustion or certain types of mental disorder 3
noun deja vu the feeling that one has had an experience previously, although it is actually new to one 3
noun deja vu a feeling that one has been in a place or had a specific experience before 3
noun deja vu Psychology. the illusion of having previously experienced something actually being encountered for the first time. 1
noun deja vu disagreeable familiarity or sameness: The new television season had a sense of déjà vu about it—the same old plots and characters with new names. 1

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Origin of deja vu

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

1900-05; < French: literally, already seen

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Parts of speech for Deja vu

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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deja vu popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for deja vu

noun deja vu

familiarity — thorough knowledge or mastery of a thing, subject, etc.
recall — to bring back from memory; recollect; remember: Can you recall what she said?
recognition — an act of recognizing or the state of being recognized.

All 3 Synonyms of deja vu