Below is a glossary article post in the category T which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of The Uncanny based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding The Uncanny
So, what is actually meant by The Uncanny?
Concepts in art associated with psychologist Sigmund Freud who describe strange and anxious feelings sometimes -sometimes created by objects that are familiar in unknown contexts.
Explanation of The Uncanny
This term was first used by German psychiatrists Ernst Jentsch in his essay on the psychology of The Uncanny, 1906. Jentsch described the strange thing – in German ‘not Heimlich’ (not respectful) – as something new and unknown that can often be seen as negative on Initially at first.
Essay Sigmund Freud The Uncanny (1919) but positions the idea again as an example when something can be familiar but foreign at the same time. He suggested that ‘Unheimlich’ specifically contrary to ‘Heimlich’, which can mean simple and close but also confidential and hidden or personal. ‘No Heimlich’ because it is not only unknown, but also, he argues, issuing something that is hidden or pressed. He called him ‘scary class that leads back to what is known about the old and long -lasting long.’
Artists, including some related to the surrealist movement using this description and make art that combines things that are familiar in an unexpected way to create extraordinary feelings.
Now, the term ‘Valley Uncanny’ is also applied to works of art and animation or video games that reproduce places and people so close that they create similar frightening feelings.
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix T, as well as terms associated with T.
Meaning of The Uncanny in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = The Uncanny.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Yang luar biasa (Indonesian), Ora ngerti (Java), and Anu teu sopan in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Yang luar biasa.
Closing
OK, above there is the discussion and explanation of what is the meaning of The Uncanny.
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Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix T. This article wasupdated in Dec of 2025.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=the-uncanny
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=the-uncanny
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