ESP

¹ American  

1. extrasensory perception: perception or communication outside of normal sensory capability, as in telepathy and clairvoyance.

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esp. ² American  

abbreviation

1. especially.

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ESP ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. extrasensory perception

2. English for Specific ( or Special) Purposes: the technique of teaching English to students who need it for a particular purpose, such as business dealings

3. electronic stability programme: an electronic system that automatically stabilizes a road vehicle that is being oversteered or is in danger of rolling over by selectively applying individual brakes

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esp ² British  

abbreviation

1. especially

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Example Sentences

Her film credits include the 1984 classic “Ghostbusters,” where she appeared as one of the students participating in the ESP study conducted by Bill Murray’s Peter Venkman.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

He became fascinated by the anthropology of the abnormal—from trance states to traditional magical practices to the possibility of ESP.

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2024

Quirk was always a few covers away: The Day The Martians Landed, screamed one headline, with two alien spaceships looming dramatically; or ESP: Fact Or Fiction, as part of a series of "eternal controversies".

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2023

Andrews did believe she had prophetic powers or ESP.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2022

“He believed it was ESP. He was serious. He thought he had ESP, and he felt that because of that ESP, he’d been protected throughout his career.”

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell