Sometimes I’ll notice that a building that I used to drive by all the time is gone (leveled to the ground). I know it’s gone, but I can’t remember what it looked like or what was in it. I just know it’s gone.
Is there a name for this?
I know I used to know a word for this, but I’m not sure what it was.
Alzheimer’s
I get this. I call it “deja durrr”.
I call them potholes
In New Orleans you’ll often hear “Ain’t there no more.”
As in, “hey wasn’t there a great little cafe here before the storm?” “Yeah, but aint dere no mo”
Reminds me a bit of Jamais Vu
It’s not a perfect match to what you describe but it’s defined as “the phenomenon of experiencing a situation that one recognizes in some fashion, but that nonetheless seems novel and unfamiliar.”
In your case, you recognize there was a building, and recognize it should be familiar, but it still feels unfamiliar to you nevertheless.
Hopefully this is in the right direction lmao
Dementia
Edit: I figured for sure that giving the wrong answer would lead to the right answer immediately showing up in the replies… Sadly, I was wrong
Love the concept, don’t know the name. Is “evanescent” approaching (I know it’s an adjective but maybe it helps)?
evanescence then?
WAKE ME UP
Gone but not remembered.
Out of the blue and into the black…
This guy probably created one https://www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com/
There’s probably some really specific word in German for this, but I can’t think of a single word in English that would fully describe what you’re talking about.
Oh course there is, it’s:
Existenzerinnerungsverlust
German is crazy like that.
It was a joke ;)
There is no word for that.
(But to be fair, if there was, this one would kind of work)
Well, shit: That sounded really plausible.
Life after the monitor
Presque Vu maybe?
saudade
edit: also, differently, mono no aware
Both of these are a lot less specific, and refer to types of melancholy.
oh true. anemoia?