apophenia
Meanings
noun
- The perception of or belief in connectedness among unrelated phenomena.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From German Apophänie, from Ancient Greek ἀποφαίνω (apophaínō, “to appear”), from ἀπο- (apo-) and φαίνω (phaínō, “appear”), coined by German psychiatrist Klaus Conrad in 1958.
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