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The correct spelling is uncanny.
How to pronounce uncanny
/ʌnˈkæni/
nounIPA: /ʌnˈkæni/
Say it like: Unc-ann-ee
The correct spelling is uncanny. (Freud) Something that is simultaneously familiar and strange, typically leading to feelings of discomfort; translation of Freud's usage of the German "unheimlich" (literally "u… For example: "He bore an uncanny resemblance to the dead sailor."
Usage Examples
“He bore an uncanny resemblance to the dead sailor.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.(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
- 1.Strange, and mysteriously unsettling (as if supernatural); weird.
- 2.Careless.
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