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- DictionaryUn·can·ny/ˌənˈkanē/
adjective
- 1. strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way: "an uncanny feeling that she was being watched"
1. a. : seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie, mysterious. b. : being beyond what is normal or expected : suggesting superhuman or supernatural powers. an uncanny sense of direction. 2. chiefly Scotland : severe, punishing. uncannily.
The uncanny is the psychological experience of an event or thing that is unsettling in a way that feels oddly familiar, rather than simply mysterious. This phenomenon is used to describe incidents where a familiar entity is encountered in a frightening, eerie, or taboo context.
UNCANNY definition: 1. strange or mysterious, often in a way that is slightly frightening: 2. strange or mysterious…. Learn more.
Synonyms for UNCANNY: mysterious, cryptic, mystic, enigmatic, enigmatical, obscure, unexplainable, deep; Antonyms of UNCANNY: understandable, intelligible, apparent, obvious, evident, unmistakable, clear, manifest.
Uncanny definition: having or seeming to have a supernatural or inexplicable basis; beyond the ordinary or normal; extraordinary. See examples of UNCANNY used in a sentence.
UNCANNY meaning: 1. strange or mysterious, often in a way that is slightly frightening: 2. strange or mysterious…. Learn more.
If something is uncanny, it is so mysterious, strange, or unfamiliar that it seems supernatural. If you hear strange music echoing through your attic, you might refer to it as positively uncanny.
Jun 2, 2024 · uncanny. ( psychology, psychoanalysis, Freud) Something that is simultaneously familiar and strange, typically leading to feelings of discomfort.
strange and impossible to explain: an uncanny resemblance. uncannily. adverb. (Definition of uncanny from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
uncanny. adjective. /ʌnˈkæni/. /ʌnˈkæni/. strange and difficult to explain synonym weird. I had an uncanny feeling I was being watched. It was uncanny really, almost as if she knew what I was thinking. He has an uncanny knack of being able to see immediately where the problem lies.
