ジャメヴュ

noun

jamais vu

A psychological term for the feeling that a familiar situation or person is strangely unfamiliar; the opposite of déjà vu. Often used in discussions of memory or cognitive phenomena.

from French

See also: デジャブ

• 久ひさしぶりに実じっ家かに帰かえったら、自じ分ぶんの部屋へやなのにジャメヴュを感かんじた。

  When I returned to my family home after a long time, I felt a sense of jamais vu even though it was my own room.

• ジャメヴュは、てんかんや疲ひ労ろうと関かん連れんすることがある。

  Jamais vu can be associated with epilepsy or fatigue.