🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

데자뷰

Pronunciation / Transliteration: deja-byu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Déjà Vu/deɪˈʒɑː ˈvuː/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"카페에 들어가면서 데자뷰를 느꼈습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A feeling of having already experienced the present situation.

    "As I walked into the café, I was struck by a sense of déjà vu, as if I had been there before."
  2. 2

    A psychological phenomenon where a person feels that they have lived through the present situation before.

    "During the meeting, she experienced a moment of déjà vu when the same topic was discussed."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'déjà vu' originates from French, meaning 'already seen'. It was first used in the early 20th century to describe the phenomenon of feeling that one has experienced a situation before, despite it being new.

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