out-of-body
[out-uh v-bod-ee]
- of, relating to, or characterized by the dissociative sensation of perceiving oneself from an external vantage point, as though the mind or soul has left the body and is acting on its own: an alleged out-of-body experience.
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Origin of out-of-body
First recorded in 1970–75
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Contemporary Examples
But watching the filming was like an out-of-body experience.
It was the most out-of-body experience because I was so jacked up on medicine.
Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill on ‘22 Jump Street,’ Penis Kissing, and Julie Andrews’s BoobsKevin Fallon
June 10, 2014
A British shell fell short and obliterated his sergeant; Lewis, knocked out, had an out-of-body experience.
For the last four years, I have been teaching seminars on meditation and out-of-body travel.
My out-of-body experiences began when I was a little girl: I could travel outside of my body to other planets and universes.
out-of-body
- Of, relating to, or marked by the psychological sensation of perceiving oneself from an external perspective, as though the mind or soul has left the body and is acting of its own volition.
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