Phrase guide

extrasensory perception

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ESP

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: clairvoyance, second sight, E.S.P., ESP

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: psychic phenomena, psychic phenomenon, parapsychology

Narrower terms: precognition, foreknowledge

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: извънсензорно възприятие (izvǎnsenzorno vǎzprijatie) — supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels
  • Catalan: percepció extrasensorial — supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels
  • Chinese Mandarin: 超感官知覺 /超感官知觉 (chāogǎnguān zhījué) — supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels
  • Czech: mimosmyslové vnímání — supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels
  • Danish: extra-sensorisk perception — supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels
  • Dutch: buitenzintuiglijke waarneming — supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels
  • Estonian: meelteväline taju — supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels
  • Finnish: yliaistinen havaitseminen — supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels
  • French: perceptions extra-sensorielles — supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels
  • German: außersinnliche Wahrnehmung — supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels
  • Greek: εξωαισθητηριακή αντίληψη (exoaisthitiriakí antílipsi) — supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels
  • Hebrew: תפיסה על־חושית — supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels
  • Icelandic: auka-athyglisskynjun — supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels
  • Italian: percezione extrasensoriale — supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels
  • Italian: sesto senso — supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels
  • Japanese: 超能力 (chōnōryoku) — supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels
  • Korean: 초감각적 지각 (chogamgakjeok jigak) — supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels
  • Malayalam: ആറാം ഇന്ദ്രിയം (āṟāṁ indriyaṁ) — supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels
  • Norwegian: ekstrasensorisk persepsjon — supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels
  • Polish: postrzeganie pozazmysłowe — supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels
  • Portuguese: percepção extrassensorial — supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels
  • Romanian: percepție extrasenzorială — supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels
  • Russian: экстрасе́нсорное восприя́тие (ekstrasɛ́nsornoje vosprijátije) — supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels
  • Russian: внечу́вственное восприя́тие (vnečúvstvennoje vosprijátije) — supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels
  • Slovak: mimozmyslové vnímanie — supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels
  • Spanish: percepción extrasensorial — supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels
  • Spanish: sexto sentido — supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels
  • Swedish: extrasensorisk perception — supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels
  • Thai: สัมผัสที่หก (sămpàt têe hòk) — supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels
  • Turkish: duyular-dışı algılama — supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels
  • Turkish: duyular-dışı idrak — supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels
  • Ukrainian: екстрасе́нсорне сприйня́ття (ekstrasénsorne spryjnjáttja) — supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels
  • Vietnamese: nhận thức ngoại cảm — supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels
  • Vietnamese: ngoại cảm — supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels