cryptaesthesia
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From crypt- + -aesthesia.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɹɪpt.əsˌθiːz.i.ə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɹɪpt.əsˌθi.ʒə/, (nonstandard) /ˈkɹɪpt.əsˌti.ʒə/
Noun
cryptaesthesia (uncountable)
- Extrasensory perception.
- (chiefly psychology) The reappearance of prior perceptions not stored in episodic memory as if they were a new experience; contrast cryptomnesia.