telepathy

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telepathy

/tɛˈlɛp.ə.θi/
/təˈlɛp.ə.θi/
/ˈtɛl.əˌpæθ.i/

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From tele- + -pathy.

noun telepathies

uncountable, usually The capability to communicate directly by psychic means; the sympathetic affection of one mind by the thoughts, feelings, or emotions of another at a distance, without communication through the ordinary channels of sensation. Gerwin Schalk and Anthony Ritaccio, at the Albany Medical Center, are working under a multimillion-dollar grant from the U.S. military to design and develop devices that enable soldiers to communicate telepathically. Although this seems like something out of a science fiction story, the Pentagon bel
Similar: mindreading, thoughtcasting, far-feeling

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noun communication by psychic means

Español	telepatía
한국어	텔레파시 tellepasi, 정신감응 jeongsin'gameung
日本語	テレパシー terepashī
中文	心靈感應 /心灵感应 xīnlíng gǎnyìng, 心電感應 /心电感应 xīndiàn gǎnyìng
हिन्दी	परचित्तज्ञान parcittajñān, मनःपर्यय manaḥparyay, दूरबोध dūrbodh, दूर-संवेदना dūr-samvednā
Kiswahili	telepathia
Português	telepatia
Français	télépathie
Deutsch	Telepathie, Gedankenlesen, Gedankenübertragung
Italiano	telepatia
Ελληνικά	τηλεπάθεια tilepátheia
Română	telepatie
Русский	телепа́тия telepátija
Tiếng Việt	thần giao cách cảm
العربية	تَخَاطُر taḵāṭur
עברית	טלפתיה

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@misc{telepathy_2026,
  title = {telepathy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/telepathy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}