hypermnesia

[ hahy-perm-nee-zhuh ]

noun

1. the condition of having an unusually vivid or precise memory.

hypermnesia

/ ˌhaɪpəmˈniːzɪə /

noun

1. psychol an unusually good ability to remember, found in some mental disorders and possibly in hypnosis

Other Words From

• hyperm·nesic [‑-, nee, -sik, ‑zik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypermnesia¹

First recorded in 1880–90; hyper- + Greek mnêsis “memory” + -ia

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypermnesia¹

C20: New Latin, from hyper- + -mnesia, formed on the model of amnesia

Example Sentences

But hypermnesia, pure and simple, consists of an extraordinary flood of memories totally lacking that essential mark of creation—new combinations.

From Project Gutenberg

Many hypnotherapeutic techniques such as amnesia, hypermnesia, progression, paramnesia, automatic writing, dream induction, regression, production of experimental conflicts and crystal or mirror gazing require a somnambulistic state.

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The hypermnesia of the dream and the resort to infantile material have become main supports in our theory.

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