noun

telepath

noun

Someone believed to be able to read (and sometimes project) other people's thoughts directly, without speech.

"In the film, the telepath could hear every thought in the crowded room."

"The character is written as a telepath who can also plant ideas in other minds."

verb

To communicate mind-to-mind, without speaking.

"The twins in the story claimed they could telepath simple feelings to each other."

How to Use Telepath

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA person (usually fictional) with mind-reading powers, or the act of communicating that way.

Common pairings

a powerful telepath telepath to someone

telepathed past tense, telepaths plural, telepaths singular

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In the film, the _____ could hear every thought in the crowded room.

A back-formation from telepathy — the noun came first, and "telepath" was invented later as a shorter word for the person who has the ability.

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