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pareidolia

noun • /pær.aɪˈdəʊ.li.ə/, /pɛɹ.aɪˈdo.li.ə/ • a psychological phenomenon involving a vague and random stimulus (often an image or sound) being perceived as significant or known to the viewer (eg faces in clouds, canals on Mars)

From the Greek παρα- (para-), “amiss, wrong” + εἴδωλον (eidōlon), “image”

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    mischievous-memory:wordjournal: noun • /pær.aɪˈdəʊ.li.ə/, /pɛɹ.aɪˈdo.li.ə/ • a psychological phenomenon involving a...

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    noun • /pær.aɪˈdəʊ.li.ə/, /pɛɹ.aɪˈdo.li.ə/ • a psychological phenomenon involving a vague and random stimulus (often an...

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    AKA something that provokes us to overthink. it’s actually quite simple >.

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