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Subject: Need to find the right word
Category: Reference, Education and News > General Reference
Asked by: chrisma2n-ga
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Posted: 08 May 2006 17:14 PDT
Expires: 14 May 2006 16:56 PDT
Question ID: 726736

What is the word for what happens when you stare at a word too long
and it doesn't look right anymore, even though it's a simple word like "time"?

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Subject: Re: Need to find the right word
From: pinkfreud-ga on 08 May 2006 17:28 PDT

I do not know of a one-word term for this. If two words are permitted,
try "semantic satiation."

://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22semantic+satiation%22

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