near-death experience

American  

[neer-deth ik-speer-ee-uhns] / ˈnɪərˈdɛθ ɪkˌspɪər i əns /

1. a sensation or vision, as of the afterlife, reported by a person who has come close to death. nde, NDE

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near-death experience British  

noun

1.  NDE.  an experience, instances of which have been widely reported, in which a person near death is apparently outside his body and aware of it and the attendant circumstances as separate from him

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near-death experience

In 2024, Rushdie published a memoir recounting the near-death experience called "Knife," in which he has an imagined conversation with Matar.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

The aftermath of his near-death experience, he says, was just as profound.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026

The prime minister has had a political near-death experience – and survived, for now at least.

From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026

Indeed, after the industry’s near-death experience during the pandemic, they’ve become more popular than ever.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

Taken to Boston City Hospital, it was determined that he had survived his near-death experience with only a bruised leg.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler