DÉJÀ VU


Meaning of DÉJÀ VU in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌdā-ˌzhä-ˈvü, -ˈvue ]

noun

Etymology: French, adjective, literally, already seen

Date: 1903

1.

a. : the illusion of remembering scenes and events when experienced for the first time

b. : a feeling that one has seen or heard something before

2. : something overly or unpleasantly familiar

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.