Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

You are familiar with deja-vu, the feeling that something is already experienced. What is the name for the opposite of deja-vu, the feeling that something is new even when it is not?

  1. Jamais vu

  2. Deja vecu

  3. Deja senti

  4. Presque vu
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Jamais vu is the psychological phenomenon opposite to deja vu - the feeling that something familiar should be unfamiliar, or the strange sensation that a familiar situation has never been experienced before. While deja vu is 'already seen,' jamais vu means 'never seen.' Deja vecu is 'already lived,' deja senti is 'already felt,' and presque vu is 'almost seen' (tip of the tongue).

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