oneirism
UK/ə(ʊ)ˈnʌɪɹɪzəm/
oneirism noun: dream-like experiences or qualities; dreaminess.
Noun
oneirism (plural oneirisms)
- Dream-like experiences or qualities; dreaminess.
- Following great explosions two forms of mental trouble have been found so frequently that other manifestations have become almost exceptional. These are mental confusion and delirious oneirism.1976, Neuropsychiatry and the War, page 108
- With an almost imperceptible touch, the narrator connects up this oneirism of names with the premonitory signs of the vocation that Remebrance is said to recount.1990, Paul Ricœur, Time and Narrative, volume 2, page 138
- A state of abnormal consciousness in which dream-like experiences and hallucinations happen while awake.
oneirism meaning in Tamil
oneirism in Tamil
- கனவறுநிலை
Forms of oneirism
| plural | oneirisms |
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Origin of oneirism
From oneir- + -ism.
Questions about oneirism
- What does oneirism mean?
- Oneirism means dream-like experiences or qualities; dreaminess.
- What is oneirism in Tamil?
- Oneirism in Tamil is கனவறுநிலை. See Oneirism meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is oneirism?
- Oneirism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce oneirism?
- Oneirism is pronounced /ə(ʊ)ˈnʌɪɹɪzəm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of oneirism?
- The plural of oneirism is oneirisms.
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