Definition of "paranormal" in English

adjective

1. Of events, experiences, or phenomenona, that cannot be explained by current scientific understanding or natural laws.

noun

1. (with the) Paranormal phenomenona collectively: all things paranormal; things with paranormality.

   • Our next guest has spent a 40-year career studying the paranormal, and he has some thoughts he wants to share with our audience tonight.

2. A person to whom paranormal powers are attributed.