English Explanatory Dictionary

cryptaesthesia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Extrasensory perception.
  2. The reappearance of prior perceptions not stored in episodic memory as if they were a new experience; contrast cryptomnesia.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɹɪpt.əsˌθiːz.i.ə/ /ˈkɹɪpt.əsˌθi.ʒə/ /ˈkɹɪpt.əsˌti.ʒə/

Word forms

cryptaesthesia cryptesthesia

Etymology

From crypt- + -aesthesia.

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