Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)The capability to communicate directly by psychic means; the sympathetic affection of one mind by the thoughts, feelings, or emotions of another at a distance, without communication through the ordinary channels of sensation.

    Telepathie, Gedankenlesen, Gedankenübertragung

    телепа́тияtelepátija

    телепа́тіяtelepátija

    apparent communication from one mind to another without using sensory perceptions

Examples

4 sentences
  1. Tom claims he has animal telepathy.

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  2. Tom's paramour Mary studies the history of claims of telepathy.

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  3. Tom can't use telepathy on people he hasn't met in person.

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  4. She used her telepathy to send out a distress signal to everyone in the valley, telling them to defend themselves if necessary.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
communication by psychic means:
Русский
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communication by psychic means:
Deutsch
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communication by psychic means:

Origin

From tele- + -pathy.

From tele- + -pathy.

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Forms

plural: telepathies
Singulartelepathy

uncountable

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • apparent communication from one mind to another without using sensory perceptions:thought transference

Word family

14 related words

See also

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