Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
déjà vu
noun
/ˌdeɪʒɑː ˈvuː/
Definition
The feeling that you have experienced something before, often intensively familiar.
Examples
- When she walked into the café, she experienced a strong sense of déjà vu.
- He felt a curious déjà vu when he visited the old town again after many years.
- Reading the novel felt like déjà vu, as if he had read it before.
Meaning
A phenomenon where a person feels that they have witnessed or experienced a current situation before, even if it is being encountered for the first time.
Synonyms
- Familiarity
- Illusion
- Recognition
