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Uncanny
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Meaning
Adj
●
Strange, and
mysteriously
unsettling
(
as if
supernatural
); weird.
●
In British English:
Careless.
Noun
●
In Psychoanalysis & Psychology:
Something that is
simultaneously
familiar
and
strange
,
typically
leading
to
feelings
of discomfort.
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Origin
uncanny
English
canny
English
un-
English
on-
Middle English (1100-1500)
on-
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
ond-
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
un-
Middle English (1100-1500)
un-
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
unus
Latin
oinos
Latin
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