paramnesia
/ˌpɛræmˈniʒə/
noun
- A memory disorder in which a person cannot tell the difference between real memories and imagined ones, or feels a false sense of familiarity (like déjà vu).
- The feeling of déjà vu is a mild form of paramnesia that many people experience.
- After the accident, she experienced paramnesia and often thought she had been places she had never visited.
- Doctors diagnosed him with paramnesia because he kept confusing dreams with actual events.