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
1 beyond the range of normal experience or scientific explanation 2 of or pertaining to events or perceptions occurring without scientific explanation, as clairvoyance or extrasensory perception