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

She added that the "near-death experience" had shifted her perspective on life.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

When did you realize you had the courage to write about this near-death experience?

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 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

And yet the heat that springs from the constant danger, from a lifestyle of near-death experience, is thrilling.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates