out-of-body
adjective
: relating to or involving a feeling of separation from one's body and of being able to view oneself and others from an external perspective
an out-of-body experience
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Elland Road regulars have to agree the stadium has rarely reached that feral, out-of-body, launch-yourself-four-rows state since relegation.
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Beren Cross, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Past research has also associated the region with out-of-body sensations, as well as with altruism and empathy.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
Forcier says using whippets with other substances like cannabis, ketamine, and other dissociative drugs may create a more intense out-of-body experience.
—Katixa Espinoza, Them, 10 Oct. 2024
Yet Jardin had his own out-of-body experience the day the movie started an intense bidding war at Sundance in January.
—William Earl, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
Grande used vegan wings for her sauce, and noted that the spiciest sauce triggered an out-of-body experience.
—Bruce Haring, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2024
Touching her was, unfortunately, an out-of-body experience.
—Akhil Sharma, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
Listening to an audience of 150 or so fans react to what was happening was another almost out-of-body experience.
—EW.com, 13 June 2024
Depersonalization impacts one’s ability to recognize their thoughts, feelings and body as their own, triggering an out-of-body sort of experience.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2024
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Beren Cross, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Past research has also associated the region with out-of-body sensations, as well as with altruism and empathy.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
Forcier says using whippets with other substances like cannabis, ketamine, and other dissociative drugs may create a more intense out-of-body experience.
—Katixa Espinoza, Them, 10 Oct. 2024
Yet Jardin had his own out-of-body experience the day the movie started an intense bidding war at Sundance in January.
—William Earl, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
Grande used vegan wings for her sauce, and noted that the spiciest sauce triggered an out-of-body experience.
—Bruce Haring, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2024
Touching her was, unfortunately, an out-of-body experience.
—Akhil Sharma, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
Listening to an audience of 150 or so fans react to what was happening was another almost out-of-body experience.
—EW.com, 13 June 2024
Depersonalization impacts one’s ability to recognize their thoughts, feelings and body as their own, triggering an out-of-body sort of experience.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2024
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out-of-body
adjective
: relating to or involving a feeling of separation from one's body and of being able to view oneself and others from an external perspective
an out-of-body experience
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