ideasthesia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A neurological or cognitive phenomenon in which activation of a particular concept triggers a sensory-like experience.

Pronunciation

/ʌɪˈdɪəɛsˈθiːʒə/

Word forms

ideasthesia ideæsthesia ideaesthesia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἰδέα (idéa, “notion, pattern”) + -aesthesia, modeled after synaesthesia, and introduced by Danko Nikolić in.

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