dejavu

Meanings

• Noun

  A feeling of having lived through an experience before, often a current one, as if it were remembering it from the past.

  - "I had a feeling of deja vu when I entered the room and saw my ex-boyfriend."
  - "The last scene of the movie gave me a strange sense of deja vu."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with dejavu
rehearse , duvet , navel , heave-ho

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Variants

List of all variants of dejavu that leads to same result
deja vu , deja vus

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Etymology

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The term 'deja vu' comes from the French language, meaning 'already seen'. It was first documented in 1876 by French doctor Oscar-Louis-Charles Massin.

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Trivia

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1. Deja vu experiences are more common in women than in men.

2. Some people believe that deja vu is a sign of a psychic ability or a glimpse into an alternate reality.

3. The phenomenon of deja vu has been observed in animals, including monkeys and dolphins.

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Related Concepts

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1. Jamais vu: The opposite feeling of deja vu, where a person feels that they have never seen or experienced something before.

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Culture

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Deja vu is a common phenomenon that has been the subject of various literary works, including Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue' and Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Notes from Underground'. It has also been explored in music, such as in the song 'Deja Vu' by the Bee Gees.

How to Memorize "dejavu"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine yourself entering a familiar room or place and feeling a strange sense of familiarity.
   - Visualize yourself experiencing a situation that feels uncannily familiar.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the feeling of deja vu with a specific smell or sound.
   - Link the feeling to a particular emotion or memory.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym DAVID (Dream, Anomaly, Voice, Imagery, Duration) to remember the key features of deja vu experiences.
   - Create a mental image of a scene or situation that often gives you a feeling of deja vu.

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