cryptaesthesia

English

Alternative forms

• cryptesthesia

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)

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

Hypernyms

• cryptopsychism

Coordinate terms

• cryptomnesia