Pareidolia

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.NounThe 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.

Synonyms

photism apophany perky effect perceptual set recept pandemonium architecture pseudohallucination petite perception echophenomenon perceiverance perceptualization phantasm

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