Meanings
nounout-of-body experience (plural out-of-body experiences)
plural out-of-body experiences · alternative out-of-the-body experience
- parapsychologyAn experience in which one feels outside of one’s body.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 靈魂出竅 /灵魂出窍, 出體經驗 /出体经验
- 靈魂出竅 /灵魂出窍 (línghúnchūqiào)experience in which one feels outside one's body
- 出體經驗 /出体经验 (chūtǐ jīngyàn)experience in which one feels outside one's body
- 離體體驗 /离体体验 (lítǐ tǐyàn)experience in which one feels outside one's body
Finnish ruumiista irtautumisen kokemus, kehostapoistumiskokemus
- ruumiista irtautumisen kokemusexperience in which one feels outside one's body
- kehostapoistumiskokemusexperience in which one feels outside one's body
German außerkörperliche Erfahrung, außerkörperliches Erlebnis
- außerkörperliche Erfahrungexperience in which one feels outside one's body
- außerkörperliches Erlebnisexperience in which one feels outside one's body
Hungarian testen kívüli élmény
- testen kívüli élményexperience in which one feels outside one's body
Japanese 幽体離脱, 体外離脱
- 幽体離脱 (yūtairidatsu)experience in which one feels outside one's body
- 体外離脱 (taigairidatsu)experience in which one feels outside one's body
Cite this entry
APA
out-of-body experience. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out-of-body%20experience
MLA
“out-of-body experience.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out-of-body%20experience. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “out-of-body experience,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out-of-body%20experience.
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