Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The study of alleged paranormal phenomena; psychic or occult phenomena, such as telepathy and ghosts.

    Parapsychologie

    парапсихоло́гияparapsixológija

    парапсихологіяparapsyxolohija

More definitions
  • phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Oleg studied parapsychology.

  2. Parapsychology is a pseudoscience.

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  3. Parapsychology is the study of paranormal and psychic phenomenons, including ESP.

    ruПарапсихология — это изучение паранормальных и психических явлений, включая ЭСВ. — Karok

    deDie Parapsychologie untersucht paranormale und psychische Phänomene, darunter ASW. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
the study of that which cannot yet be explained:
Русский
By meaning 1
the study of that which cannot yet be explained:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the study of that which cannot yet be explained:

Forms

plural: parapsychologies
Singularparapsychology
Pluralparapsychologies

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
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Word family

4 related words

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