mind reading

noun

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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of mind reading¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Jones continues that she had a message from James Thornton, Joanna Page's husband a few days earlier as he had a script idea and asked if she would mind reading it.

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“And I’m more the mind reading and feeling and sensing things, which I think is a female thing too.”

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To be clear, mind reading isn’t one of the cyborg’s features, although part of its job as a security unit is to monitor its human clients’ vitals.

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Fraser's show is a mix of hypnosis, mind reading and comedy which gives an insight into how the coping mechanism he initially used to deal with his limited sight has heightened his other senses, allowing him to perform stunts.

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China says it has already used the technology to make “mind reading” possible and a pair of U.S.-based scientists have demonstrated the ability to insert false memories into mice.

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