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A range of appearances, mannerisms, or behaviors of a humanoid figure that are subtly different from a human and thereby cause feelings of discomfort, such as fear or revulsion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: computing, engineering, human-sciences, mathematics, mechanical-engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, psychology, robotics, sciences
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Digital or ambiguous physical spaces that create a sense of unease or eeriness due to deviations from familiar patterns that challenge perception and categorization, leading to discomfort. (e.g., liminal spaces, haunted houses, the Backrooms, etc.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, figuratively, uncountable, usually
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Calque of Japanese 不気味の谷 (bukimi no tani), from 不気味 (bukimi, “eerie, uncanny”, of Middle Chinese origin, literally “bad taste and smell”) + の (no, noun modifier particle) + 谷 (tani, “valley”). First used in 1970 by roboticist Masahiro Mori.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
وَادٍ غَرِيب
(wādin ḡarīb)
— subtle differences from human behavior that may cause negative reactions
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Catalan:
vall inquietant
— subtle differences from human behavior that may cause negative reactions
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Chinese Mandarin:
恐怖谷
(kǒngbùgǔ)
— subtle differences from human behavior that may cause negative reactions
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Finnish:
outo laakso
— subtle differences from human behavior that may cause negative reactions
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French:
vallée dérangeante
— subtle differences from human behavior that may cause negative reactions
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French:
vallée de l’étrange
— subtle differences from human behavior that may cause negative reactions
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German:
Uncanny Valley
— subtle differences from human behavior that may cause negative reactions
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German:
Akzeptanzlücke
— subtle differences from human behavior that may cause negative reactions
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Greek:
ἀνοίκειος συμπεριφορὰ
(anoíkeios symperiforá)
— subtle differences from human behavior that may cause negative reactions
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Hebrew:
עֵמֶק הַמוּזָרוּת
(émek hamuzárut)
— subtle differences from human behavior that may cause negative reactions
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Hungarian:
hátborzongató völgy
— subtle differences from human behavior that may cause negative reactions
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Italian:
valle perturbante
— subtle differences from human behavior that may cause negative reactions
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Japanese:
不気味の谷
(bukimi no tani)
— subtle differences from human behavior that may cause negative reactions
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Korean:
불쾌한 골짜기
(bulkwaehan goljjagi)
— subtle differences from human behavior that may cause negative reactions
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Persian:
دره وهمی
— subtle differences from human behavior that may cause negative reactions
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Polish:
dolina niesamowitości
— subtle differences from human behavior that may cause negative reactions
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Portuguese:
vale da estranheza
— subtle differences from human behavior that may cause negative reactions
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Russian:
злове́щая доли́на
(zlovéščaja dolína)
— subtle differences from human behavior that may cause negative reactions
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Spanish:
valle inquietante
— subtle differences from human behavior that may cause negative reactions
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Spanish:
valle espeluznante
— subtle differences from human behavior that may cause negative reactions
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Spanish:
valle escalofriante
— subtle differences from human behavior that may cause negative reactions
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Swedish:
kusliga dalen
— subtle differences from human behavior that may cause negative reactions
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Swedish:
kuslighetens dal
— subtle differences from human behavior that may cause negative reactions
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Turkish:
tekinsiz vadi
— subtle differences from human behavior that may cause negative reactions
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Ukrainian:
мо́торошна доли́на
(mótorošna dolýna)
— subtle differences from human behavior that may cause negative reactions
