Aha-Erlebnis

moment of realization

noun ah-HAH-er-layp-nis Less Common

Origin: coined in Gestalt psychology

Also means

eureka moment

Usage Note

Aha-Erlebnis names the sudden insight when something clicks, a term from Gestalt psychology now common in everyday German. It joins the interjection aha with Erlebnis (experience). Plural Aha-Erlebnisse.

Examples

"Bei der Erklärung hatte ich ein echtes Aha-Erlebnis."

Natural Translation

During the explanation I had a genuine moment of realization.

Literal Translation

At the explanation had I a real aha-experience.

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