apofenia

See also: apofènia

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from German Apophänie, from Ancient Greek ἀπο- (apo-) + φαίνω (phaínō, appear).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.po.feˈni.ɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.po.feˈni.a/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.pɔ.fɨˈni.ɐ/

  • Rhymes: -iɐ
  • Hyphenation: a‧po‧fe‧ni‧a

Noun

apofenia f (plural apofenias)

  1. (psychology) apophenia (the perception of connectedness in unrelated phenomena)

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Apophänie, from Ancient Greek ἀπο- (apo-) + φαίνω (phaínō, appear).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /apoˈfenja/ [a.poˈfe.nja]
  • Rhymes: -enja
  • Syllabification: a‧po‧fe‧nia

Noun

apofenia f (plural apofenias)

  1. apophenia
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