Ekphoria

/ɛkˈfɔriə/ noun

Definition

In psychology and neuroscience, the tendency of an external stimulus to trigger or evoke a memory or mental state.

Etymology

From Greek 'ekphorein' meaning to carry out or bring forth; used in early psychology to describe how external cues activate mental content.

Kelly Says

Ekphoria explains why a song can suddenly transport you back to childhood—your brain has wired that sound to 'carry forth' a whole package of memories and emotions from storage.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እክፎሪያ
ek-for-ee-ah
ARالعربية
إكفوريا
ik-foor-ee-ah
BNবাংলা
একফোরিয়া
ek-for-ee-ah
CACatalà
ekphoria
ek-fo-ree-ah
CSČeština
ekphoria
ek-fo-ree-ah
DADansk
ekphoria
ek-fo-ree-ah
DEDeutsch
Ekphoria
ek-foh-ree-ah
ELΕλληνικά
Εκφόρια
ek-fo-ree-ah
ESEspañol
ekforia
ek-foh-ree-ah
FAفارسی
اکفوریا
ak-for-ee-ah
FISuomi
ekphoria
ek-fo-ree-ah
FRFrançais
ekphoria
ek-for-ee-ah
GUGU
એકફોરિયા
ek-for-ee-ya
HAHA
Ekphoria
ek-fo-ree-ah
HEעברית
אקפוריה
ek-for-ee-ah
HIहिन्दी
एक्फोरीया
ek-foh-ree-ya
HUMagyar
ekphoria
ek-fo-ree-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
ekphoria
ek-fo-ree-ah
IGIG
Ekphoria
ek-fo-ree-ah
ITItaliano
ekphoria
ek-foh-ree-ah
JA日本語
エクフォリア
ekuforia
KKKK
Экфория
ek-fo-ree-ya
KMKM
អេក្ស៊ីហ្វូរី
ek-s-foo-ree
KO한국어
에크포리아
e-keu-po-ri-ah
MRMR
एकफोरीया
ek-for-ee-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
ekphoria
ek-fo-ree-ah
MYမြန်မာ
အက်ဖိုရီးယ
a-ek-fo-ree-ya
NLNederlands
ekphoria
ek-fo-ree-ah
NONorsk
ekphoria
ek-fo-ree-ah
PAPA
ਇਕਫੋਰੀਆ
ek-for-ee-ya
PLPolski
ekphoria
ek-fo-ree-ah
PTPortuguês
ekforia
ek-foh-ree-ah
RORomână
ekphoria
ek-fo-ree-ah
RUРусский
Экфория
Ek-fo-ree-ya
SVSvenska
ekphoria
ek-fo-ree-ah
SWKiswahili
ekphoria
ek-fo-ree-ah
TAதமிழ்
எக்போரியா
ek-fo-ree-ya
TEతెలుగు
ఎక్ఫోరియా
ek-fo-ree-ya
THไทย
เอกโฟเรีย
ek-fo-ree-ya
TLTL
ekphoria
ek-fo-ree-ah
TRTürkçe
ekphoria
ek-fo-ree-ah
UKУкраїнська
Екфорія
ek-fo-ree-ya
URاردو
اکفوریا
ak-for-ee-ah
VITiếng Việt
ekphoria
ek-fo-ree-ah
YOYO
Ekphoria
ek-fo-ree-ah
ZH中文
埃克福里亚
ai ke fu li ya
ZUZU
Ekphoria
ek-fo-ree-ah

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