anomalous communication
- noun
- /əˈnɑːmələs kəˌmjunɪˈkeɪʃən/
- She experienced anomalous communication with her deceased grandmother.
Examples
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Some claim to have experienced anomalous communication during séances or dreams.
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Some people report anomalous communication with spirits during paranormal investigations.
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Many researchers study anomalous communication to understand if telepathy is real.
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The phenomenon of anomalous communication challenges our understanding of human perception.
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Have you ever encountered anomalous communications during meditation?
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Many researchers study anomalous communication to explore the possibility of telepathy.
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During her meditation, she felt a strong sense of anomalous communication with the universe.
Synonyms
Ability to send and receive another person's thoughts without speech or writing
A way of sending or receiving thoughts without using the usual senses
Communication using claimed mind powers instead of normal sight or hearing
How Paranormal
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from 'anomalous' (abnormal/unusual) + 'communication' (exchange of information), so a learner who knows both words would reasonably infer a general meaning of 'unusual or abnormal communication.' However, the specific paranormal interpretation (telepathy/clairvoyance) is a specialized, non-obvious narrowing of that general sense and is not strictly entailed by the constituents, making the expression only partially predictable.
Etymology
The phrase anomalous communication links anomalous, meaning 'strange', and communication, meaning 'sending a message', to create the image of a message appearing in your mind with no voice or touch, like a sudden thought that seems to come from someone else. So, it means 'communication by paranormal means'.