out-of-body experience

noun

1. a vivid feeling of being detached from one's body, usually involving observing it and its environment from nearby AbbreviationOBEOOBE Compare near-death experience

Example Sentences

I had a near out-of-body experience shouting that kid down.

From Los Angeles Times

Nobody described this hideous out-of-body experience better than Muhammad Ali.

From BBC

“It’s an out-of-body experience, quite frankly,” Mr. Salerno said.

From New York Times

“That ballet taught me a lot. It was my first taste of freedom on stage … almost like an out-of-body experience, you’re not controlling yourself.”

From Seattle Times

"I wanted to vomit... I had dizziness, it was a completely out-of-body experience," she said.

From BBC