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Pronunciation MOSH-ay vu, roughly translates to "chew your view". It's a cousin of the various deja-vu experiences (already seen), and describes the uneasy or dysphoric sensation one feels when describing a dream. It's an uncomfortable distinction between an experience, most often familiar but abstract visuals in a dream, and one's ability to translate that experience into language that represents the experience accurately enough for another person to understand. When we remember a dream, the images and circumstances are easily understood as what took place, but when you start to describe what took place, there is little coherence in the sentence as you realize what you're describing doesn't make sense, such as using adjectives that wouldn't usually describe objects or ideas, sudden changes in the environment, or lingering phrases or sounds even after waking up.
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