telepathy

C2 Topic:Communication

Also spelled Telepathery

US /təˈlep.ə.θi/ UK /təˈlep.ə.θi/ See IPA manual

Freq #19284

Meanings

1

noun
the supposed direct communication of thoughts or feelings between minds without speech, writing, or other ordinary physical signals

The twins joked that telepathy explained why they so often called each other at the same moment.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the supposed direct... thought transferencemind reading

More extrasensory communication

Word family

Derived forms telepath telepathictelepathically

Related forms extrasensory perceptionclairvoyanceparapsychology

Etymology

Coined in 1882 by the English psychologist Frederic W. H. Myers from tele- ("at a distance") + -pathy, from Greek patheia ("feeling or experience"). Its literal construction, "feeling from afar," was created for the supposed transfer of mental states without ordinary sensory signals.

Topics

Communication Word Formation & Derivatives

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# telepathy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /təˈlep.ə.θi/
**IPA (UK):** /təˈlep.ə.θi/
**Frequency rank:** 19284

## Meanings
1. the supposed direct communication of thoughts or feelings between minds without speech, writing, or other ordinary physical signals

## Examples
- The twins joked that telepathy explained why they so often called each other at the same moment.

## Synonyms
- thought transference
- mind reading
- extrasensory communication

## Derived Forms
- telepath
- telepathic
- telepathically

## Related Forms
- extrasensory perception
- clairvoyance
- parapsychology

## Roots and Affixes
- Affix: tele- - far

## Etymology
Coined in 1882 by the English psychologist Frederic W. H. Myers from tele- ("at a distance") + -pathy, from Greek patheia ("feeling or experience"). Its literal construction, "feeling from afar," was created for the supposed transfer of mental states without ordinary sensory signals.

## Topics
- Communication
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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