Meaning & use
telekinesis
The claimed ability to move or affect physical objects using only the power of the mind, without physical contact.
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In the film, the hero uses telekinesis to hurl cars across the street.
Scientists have found no credible evidence that telekinesis actually exists.
A note on using this word
A concept from science fiction and parapsychology rather than an accepted scientific phenomenon.
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