déjà vu: Meaning and Definition of

dé•jà vu

Pronunciation: (dā"zhä v', vy' Fr. dā zha vy'), [key]

the illusion of having previously experienced something actually being encountered for the first time.
disagreeable familiarity or sameness: The new television season had a sense of déjà vu about it—the same old plots and characters with new names.