A paranormal event or power, for example the appearance of a ghost, cannot be explained by scientific laws and is thought to involve strange, unknown forces.
Science may be able to provide some explanations of paranormal phenomena.
You can refer to paranormal events and matters as the paranormal.
We have been looking at the shadowy world of the paranormal.
paranormal in British English
(ˌpærəˈnɔːməl)
adjective
1.
beyond normal explanation
noun
2. the paranormal
paranormal in American English
(ˌpærəˈnɔrməl)
adjective
designating or of psychic or mental phenomena outside the range of the normal
Word origin
para-1 + normal
Examples of 'paranormal' in a sentence
paranormal
A paranormal investigator tries to find a rational explanation for a series of Biblical plagues.
The Sun (2010)
But some experts still insist one in five circles ARE the result of paranormal activity.
The Sun (2010)
And that has got paranormal investigators fired up about what - or who - is responsible.
The Sun (2010)
The team visits a house in West Yorkshire where the family claim to have experienced paranormal activity.
The Sun (2006)
Overall there have been more than 11,000 official reports of paranormal activity in Britain over that time.
The Sun (2014)
She's certain that rather than paranormal activity, the circles are actually the work of local vandals.
The Sun (2009)
In any assessment of claims of telepathic or paranormal powers, the panel should always include a magician with specialised knowledge of this branch of his art.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The ghost hunters had armed themselves with rather low-tech paranormal activity detectors, which flash when a ghost is nearby.