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)
- (psychology) apophenia (the perception of connectedness in unrelated phenomena)
Further reading
- “apofenia”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
- “apofenia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “apofenia”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “apofenia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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)