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telepathy
ability to know another person's thoughts without speaking or writing
Synonyms
- mind-reading
telepathy in a sentence
In the movie, twins seemed to share telepathy, finishing each other's sentences instantly.
Skeptical scientists ran experiments to test whether telepathy was real, but participants could not guess the hidden cards better than chance.
Where it comes from
From Greek tele- 'far' plus pathos 'feeling'
Memory hook
TELE (far) + PATHY (feeling) — telepathy is feeling thoughts from far away, like a TELEphone of the mind.
Word parts
- tele — beyond, afar
telepathy: tele (far) + path (feeling) - path — feeling
telepathy: tele- (distant) + path (feeling)
Read it in context
- Signal in the Storm Narrative