télépathie

telepathy

noun teh-leh-pah-TEE Rare

Origin: From Greek 'tele' (far) + 'pathos' (feeling).

Usage Note

Télépathie is fully adapted into French and functions like its English cognate. The adjective is télépathique and a person claiming the ability is called a télépathe. The word belongs mostly to science-fiction, parapsychology, and colloquial hyperbole ('it's as if we share telepathy').

Examples

"Elle croit à la télépathie entre jumeaux."

Natural Translation

She believes in telepathy between twins.

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