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Apport

/əˈpɔːt/

The supposed paranormal transference of an object from one place to another, or the appearance of an object from an unknown source, often associated with poltergeist activity and séances.

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noun
  1. 1

    The supposed paranormal transference of an object from one place to another, or the appearance of an object from an unknown source, often associated with poltergeist activity and séances.

  2. 2

    An object that appears from an unknown source.

verb
  1. 1

    To cause an apport on an object, to make a thing appear from nowhere

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Apport"

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asportverbTo take and move to a certain other place, to carry away.
psychometrynoun(psychology) The use of psychological tests to measure intelligence, abilities, attitudes, and personality traits.
apparitionnounAn unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; especially, one by a ghost, phantom, or suchlike; the entity itself.
physicalPertaining to the world as understood through the senses rather than the mind; tangible, concrete; real. Having to do with the material world.
appersonationnoun(psychology) The act or process of appersonating
poltergeistismnounThe supposed manifestation of the presence of one or more poltergeists, especially as involving physical objects which move or fly about without warning.
poltergeistnoun(parapsychology) An unseen ghost which makes noises and causes disruption, especially by causing physical objects to move or fly about.
remote viewingnoun(parapsychology) A paranormal ability by which a person can gather information about a distant unseen target.
controlnoun(countable, uncountable) An influence or authority over something.
apophanynounAlternative form of apophenia. [(psychology) The perception of or belief in connectedness among unrelated phenomena.]
parapsychicparapsychological
appearancenounThe way something looks; personal presence
physical mediumshipnoun(parapsychology) The ability to make the spirit world cause physical phenomena that can be observed by anyone present.
astral projectionnoun(uncountable, parapsychology) The ability to deliberately detach one's mind, or a ghost-like replica of one's body (one's astral body), from one's physical body and to send it to distant places or into alternate realities or into people's dreams.
psychoscopynounpsychometry (the paranormal ability)
psychicismnounPsychic ability.
telepathynoun(parapsychology) The capability to communicate directly by psychic means; the sympathetic affection of one mind by the thoughts, feelings, or emotions of another at a distance, without communication through the ordinary channels of sensation.
psychographnounOne of various graphical representations of a cognitive or psychological profile.
teleplasmnoun(parapsychology) ectoplasm
remote sensingnoun(sciences) The capability to gain information about an object without coming in direct contact with it, for example via satellite imaging or thermal imaging.

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