extrasensory perception

noun

: perception (as in telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition) that involves awareness of information about events external to the self not gained through the senses and not deducible from previous experience

called also ESP

Synonyms

• clairvoyance
• second sight
• sixth sense

Examples of extrasensory perception in a Sentence

discouraged by the lack of progress in the case, the police were willing to listen to a woman claiming extrasensory perception

Recent Examples on the Web

The only other major parapsychology unit in the United States was Princeton’s Engineering Anomalies Research Laboratory, or PEAR, which focused on telekinesis and extrasensory perception. —Saskia Solomon, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025

Does a person accept, say, poltergeists, but not extrasensory perception? —Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024

Their interests included astrology, divination, numerology, extrasensory perception, and mediumship. —Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2023

Mediums often boast extrasensory perception. —Dallas News, 29 Aug. 2022

While some psychic mediums use extrasensory perception such as clairvoyance or channeling, others focus on sensing people’s energy, thoughts, and feelings. —Dallas News, 9 Nov. 2022

The convention is for those interested in paranormal and supernatural experiences but also includes Tarot reading, fortune telling, extrasensory perception and other spiritual topics. —Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2022

Clairvoyance refers to the ability to see and interpret symbols and visions using some form of extrasensory perception. —Dallas News, 9 Nov. 2022

Even in the context of a career of irreverence, there was little to suggest that Bem would end up defending the possibility of extrasensory perception, or ESP, which most mainstream scientists consider unworthy of serious inquiry. —Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2012

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for extrasensory perception

• apperception
• contraception
• interception
• misconception
• misperception
• preconception
• conception
• deception
• exception
• inception
• reception
• intussusception

Kids Definition

extrasensory perception

noun

: an awareness of events or facts that cannot be explained by communication using any of the known senses

Medical Definition

extrasensory perception

noun

: perception (as in telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition) that involves awareness of information about events external to the self not gained through the senses and not deducible from previous experience

called also ESP