mind reading

noun

1. the ability to discern the thoughts of others without the normal means of communication, especially by means of a preternatural power.
2. an act or the practice of so discerning the thoughts of another.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mind reading¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Thanks to neural implants, mind reading is no longer science fiction.

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Beg pardon, Captain, but would you mind reading out the question once again?

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The proof which the rapping of numbers by mind-reading furnishes has always seemed to be one of the most convincing.

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But the fresh, gracious maidenhood in her cast aside these unwonted studies in mind-reading.

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Mrs. Spaulding at that precise moment sincerely wished that she possessed the psychic power of mind-reading.

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Hence the necessity of good rapport conditions in Mind Reading.

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