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pareidolia in Dutch

pareidolia in Dutch is pareidolie — pareidolia means the tendency to see a meaningful image, especially a face, in a random or ambiguous pattern such as clouds, wood grain or burnt toast.

pareidolia in Dutch

pareidolie
noun
(psychology) The tendency to interpret a vague stimulus as something known to the observer, such as interpreting marks on Mars as canals, seeing shapes in clouds, or hearing hidden messages in music.

What does "pareidolia" mean?

  1. noun The tendency to see a meaningful image, especially a face, in a random or ambiguous pattern such as clouds, wood grain or burnt toast.
    "Seeing a face in the front of a car is pareidolia, not a hallucination."
  2. noun The same effect applied to sound, where random noise is heard as words or music.
    "Ghost hunters often mistake audio pareidolia for voices on a recording."
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pareidolia in a sentence

  • Seeing a face in the front of a car is pareidolia, not a hallucination.
  • Pareidolia explains why people spot animals in cloud formations.
  • Ghost hunters often mistake audio pareidolia for voices on a recording.

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What is "pareidolia" in Dutch?

"pareidolia" in Dutch is pareidolie. pareidolia means: The tendency to see a meaningful image, especially a face, in a random or ambiguous pattern such as clouds, wood grain or burnt toast.

How do you use "pareidolia" in a sentence?

Example: "Seeing a face in the front of a car is pareidolia, not a hallucination." In Dutch, "pareidolia" is pareidolie.

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