Meaning & use
extrasensory
Relating to perception or awareness that seems to occur beyond the normal five senses.
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She claimed to have extrasensory perception that let her predict certain events.
Scientists remain skeptical of extrasensory abilities like telepathy and clairvoyance.
A note on using this word
'Extrasensory' appears almost exclusively in the fixed phrase 'extrasensory perception', often abbreviated ESP.
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