"hyperphantasia" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From hyper- + phantasia; from Ancient Greek φαντασία (phantasía, “perception, impression, image, look, appearance”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hyper|phantasia}} hyper- + phantasia, {{der|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} hyperphantasia (uncountable)
  1. (psychology, pathology) A condition where one's mental imagery (the mind's eye) is extremely realistic, to the point of confusion with reality. Wikipedia link: hyperphantasia Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Pathology, Psychology Derived forms: hyperphantasic
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