cryptaesthesia

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UK/ˈkɹɪpt.əsˌθiːz.i.ə/US/ˈkɹɪpt.əsˌθi.ʒə/US, nonstandard/ˈkɹɪpt.əsˌti.ʒə/

noun

Extrasensory perception.

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Meanings

nouncryptaesthesia (uncountable)

alternative cryptesthesia

  1. uncountableExtrasensory perception.
  2. uncountablehuman sciencesThe reappearance of prior perceptions not stored in episodic memory as if they were a new experience; contrast cryptomnesia.

Synonyms & antonyms

Broader
cryptopsychism

Origin

From crypt- + -aesthesia.

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APA

cryptaesthesia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptaesthesia

MLA

“cryptaesthesia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptaesthesia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cryptaesthesia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptaesthesia.

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