• Pons_Aelius@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      Aaaand now that word looks weird.

      Semantic satiation

      Semantic satiation is a psychological phenomenon in which repetition causes a word or phrase to temporarily lose meaning for the listener,[1] who then perceives the speech as repeated meaningless sounds. Extended inspection or analysis (staring at the word or phrase for a long time) in place of repetition also produces the same effect.