Paranormal Phenomena Vocabulary

noun a sensory perception that has no basis in external reality, typically as a result of a mental disorder or the effects of a drug

• The patient experienced a visual hallucination, seeing things that were not actually there.
• I thought I saw a ghost last night, but it turned out to be just a hallucination.
• Don't worry, it was just a hallucination, you're not going crazy.
• The mirage in the desert was like a hallucination, appearing and disappearing in the heat.

noun the tendency to perceive meaningful connections between unrelated things

• Apophenia is the tendency to perceive connections and meaningful patterns between unrelated things.
• Some people have a tendency towards apophenia, always finding meaning in random events.
• Don't be such a apophenia, not everything has a hidden message.
• His apophenia led him to believe that seeing a black cat meant bad luck was imminent.