UNCANNY
/ʌnˈkæni/
12
Scrabble
16
WWF
U(1) N(1) C(3) A(1) N(1) N(1) Y(4)
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Definition
/ʌnˈkæni/
noun
- (Freud) Something that is simultaneously familiar and strange, typically leading to feelings of discomfort; translation of Freud's usage of the German "unheimlich" (literally "unsecret").
adjective
- Strange, and mysteriously unsettling (as if supernatural); weird.“He bore an uncanny resemblance to the dead sailor.”
- Careless.
Source: Wiktionary
