thought transference

θɔːt trænsˈfɜrəns

Definition

Definition of thought transference - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

psychic phenomenon

Rare

communication of thoughts from one mind to another without using sensory channels

Rare

They experienced thought transference during the intense meditation session.
Thought transference seemed possible between the twins.
They studied thought transference in the parapsychology course.

telepathy

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Expressions with thought

second thought

reconsideration or revised opinion of a previous decision

After a second thought, he decided not to go.

thought police

group enforcing strict control over people's ideas and beliefs

The thought police punished anyone with independent ideas.

give it another thought

reconsider a decision or opinion

Before deciding, give it another thought.

on second thought

exp.

after reconsidering

On second thought, I will attend the meeting.

train of thought

flow of connected ideas in the mind

I lost my train of thought during the presentation.

hold that thought

pause a conversation for an interruption

Hold that thought, I need to answer the door.

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French:télépathie, ...
German:Gedankenübertragung, ...
Italian:trasmissione del pensiero, ...
Spanish:telepatía, ...
Portuguese:telepatia, ...
Chinese:意念传输, ...
Japanese:思考転送, ...
Arabic:انتِقال الأَفكار, ...
Hebrew:טֶלֶפַּתְיָה, ...
Russian:передача мыслей, ...
Ukrainian:передача думок, ...
Hindi:विचार संचार, ...
Bengali:চিন্তার স্থানান্তর, ...
Catalan:transferència de pensament, ...
Czech:telepatie, ...
Danish:tanketransmission, ...
Dutch:gedachtentransfer, ...
Greek:μεταφορά σκέψης, ...
Hungarian:gondolatátvitel, ...
Khmer:ការបញ្ជូនគំនិតពីចិត្តមួយទៅចិត្តមួយ ដោយមិនប្រើញ្ញាណ, ...
Korean:생각 전이, ...
Persian:انتقال فکر, ...
Polish:przenoszenie myśli, ...
Portuguese (BR):telepatia, ...
Romanian:telepatie, ...
Swedish:tanketransferens, ...
Thai:การถ่ายโอนความคิด, ...
Turkish:düşünce aktarımı, ...
Vietnamese:truyền tư tưởng, ...

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