mind reading

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noun

the ability to discern the thoughts of others without the normal means of communication, especially by means of a preternatural power.

an act or the practice of so discerning the thoughts of another.

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Origin of mind reading

First recorded in 1880–85

Also called thought reading.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for mind reading

For most unthinking people, mind-reading leads in this fashion over to the whole world of mysticism.
Psychology and Social Sanity|Hugo Mnsterberg
Mrs. Spaulding at that precise moment sincerely wished that she possessed the psychic power of mind-reading.
The Silver Poppy|Arthur Stringer
She said something about mind-reading, mental telepathy and all that.
The Crystal Ball|Roy J. Snell
And so she could in spirit, for her perceptions amounted almost to mind-reading.
Joyce's Investments|Fannie E. Newberry

There was nothing secret about the Megabuck network, except that he and Barby would use it for a mind-reading act.
The Electronic Mind Reader|John Blaine