adjective. ˌau̇t-ə(v)-ˈbä-dē : relating to or involving a feeling of separation from one's body and of being able to view oneself and others from an external perspective. an out-of-body experience.
Aug 17, 2024
out-of-bod·y ex·pe·ri·ence
noun
a sensation of being outside one's own body, typically of floating and being able to observe oneself from a distance.
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What is the medical term for out-of-body?
In the fields of cognitive science and psychology OBEs are considered dissociative experiences arising from different psychological and neurological factors. Scientists consider the OBE to be an experience from a mental state, like a dream or an altered state of consciousness without recourse to the paranormal.
What does out of his body mean?
out-of-body in American English
of or characterized by a feeling or mental state in which one's seemingly disembodied consciousness is able, variously, to observe one's body, move through physical space, etc.
What does it mean to be acting out-of-body?
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.
What is a word for feeling out-of-body?
Depersonalization-derealization disorder occurs when you always or often feel that you're seeing yourself from outside your body or you sense that things around you are not real — or both. Feelings of depersonalization and derealization can be very disturbing. You may feel like you're living in a dream.
relating to the ability to have mental experiences separate from your body, especially the ability to look at yourself from the outside: She seemed to be ...
an experience in which a person has a feeling of being separated from his or her body and able to look at himself or herself and other people from the ...
Out-of-body definition: of, relating to, or characterized by the dissociative sensation of perceiving oneself from an external vantage point, as though the ...
an experience in which you feel as if you have left your own body and can see it from the outside, usually from above: He had an out-of-body experience ...
An out-of-body experience is one in which you feel as if you are outside your own body, watching it and what is going on around it.
An out-of-body experience (OBE or sometimes OOBE) is a phenomenon in which a person perceives the world as if from a location outside their physical body.
the dissociative experience of observing yourself from an external perspective as though your mind or soul had left and was observing your body.
a feeling of being outside your own body, especially when you feel that you are watching yourself from a distance.
an experience in which you have a feeling of being separated from your body and in which you can look at yourself and other people from the outside.
