Doppelgänger

This article is about the supernatural double. For a person who resembles another, see look-alike. For other uses, see Doppelgänger (disambiguation).

A doppelgänger (/ˈdɒpəlɡɛŋər, -ɡæŋ-/ DOP-əl-gheng-ər, -⁠gang-, also doppelgaenger and doppelganger) is a supernatural double of a living person, especially one who haunts the doubled person.

In fiction and mythology and in common parlance, the doppelgänger either is a ghost or a paranormal phenomenon, usually perceived as the harbinger of bad luck. A literary example of the doppelgänger is the evil twin of the protagonist. In modern times, the term twin stranger is occasionally used.


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