Learn English – That persistent feeling / memory that stays with one after a profound dream

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I feel rather bad asking this here, as I am fairly certain there is no extant word in the English language to describe this; however, since we borrow words freely from other languages, may I inquire as to possible choices?

I have looked on these sorts of lists but have not found anything as specific as I'd like. The closest I have come across thus far is saudade. But it is, I think, not quite the same thing.

EDIT Following Tushar Raj's first attempt: This is a feeling of being transposed, almost; the persistent memory of the dream-that-was seems to keep one in the powerful feeling of the dream even once one is fully awake. My personal experience is that it can go on for a full day, or until one's next sleep. Usually, it's only for an hour or two after waking. For me at least, there is often a sense of melancholy or "out-of-placeness" associated with it. It is often not a pleasant sensation, even a little disturbing. But there certainly can be pleasant instances. I imagine it depends on the psyche.

P.S. I'm looking for a noun.

Best Answer

Try euneirophrenia

peace of mind after a pleasant dream

(Dictionary.com)


EDIT: Added after the OP's suggestion:

malneirophrenia

In a state of depression following a nightmare:

Glenda's bad dream was so real that she wandered around the next day in a state of malneiophrenia because she was feeling unsettled and emotionally disturbed.

(Wordinfo.com)

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