"out-of-body experience" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: out-of-body experiences [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} out-of-body experience (plural out-of-body experiences)
  1. (parapsychology) An experience in which one feels outside of one’s body. Wikipedia link: out-of-body experience Categories (topical): Parapsychology Synonyms: out-of-the-body experience Related terms: astral projection Translations (experience in which one feels outside one's body): 靈魂出竅 (Chinese Mandarin), 灵魂出窍 (línghúnchūqiào) (Chinese Mandarin), 出體經驗 (Chinese Mandarin), 出体经验 (chūtǐ jīngyàn) (Chinese Mandarin), ruumiista irtautumisen kokemus (Finnish), kehostapoistumiskokemus (Finnish), außerkörperliche Erfahrung [feminine] (German), außerkörperliches Erlebnis [neuter] (German), testen kívüli élmény (Hungarian), 幽体離脱 (yūtairidatsu) (alt: ゆうたいりだつ) (Japanese), 体外離脱 (taigairidatsu) (alt: たいがいりだつ) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-out-of-body_experience-en-noun-oXGbb9Qv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: parapsychology, pseudoscience

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