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out-of-body experience

 

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Noun out-of-body experience has 1 sense
  1. out-of-body experience - the dissociative experience of observing yourself from an external perspective as though your mind or soul had left and was observing your body
    --1 is a kind of
    experience

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out-of-body experience (noun)

Sense 1: A phenomenon in which a person feels as though their consciousness has left their physical body, often resulting in a sensation of floating or being able to observe oneself from a distance. Out-of-body experiences are commonly reported during near-death experiences or under altered states of consciousness.


Sample sentence: During the surgery, he had an intense out-of-body experience where he could see the doctors operating on his body from above.

Sense 2: A feeling of detachment from one's physical sensations and surroundings, often associated with certain meditative or spiritual practices.


Sample sentence: After hours of mindfulness meditation, she achieved a deep state of relaxation and experienced a profound out-of-body experience.

Sense 3: A term used metaphorically to describe a powerful feeling of disconnection or alienation from oneself or daily life.


Sample sentence: After losing her job and going through a difficult breakup, she felt like she was having an out-of-body experience, struggling to recognize her own life.

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