paramnesia

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An inability to distinguish between real memories and dreams or fantasies
2. noun An inability to remember the meaning of common words

Similar words

reduplicative selective memory cryptamnesia hyperreality cryptomnesia brain freeze irreminiscence phantasmagoria romance pseudoreminiscence

Often followed by

is in for and was

Word family

paramnesias