out-of-body

adjective

ˌau̇t-ə(v)-ˈbä-dē 

: 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

Examples of out-of-body in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some call it life-altering, with out-of-body experiences, incredibly vivid hallucinations, distorted time perception, and… encounters with mysterious entities. — Charles Moss, SPIN, 16 July 2026

Alysha describes that moment as an out-of-body experience. — Meghan O'Brien, NBC news, 7 June 2026

Watching Vanderpump Villa is kind of like having an out-of-body experience. — Samantha Sasso, Vulture, 22 May 2026

Walking into the Oscar party with an Academy Award was a surreal and out-of-body experience. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for out-of-body

• afterbody
• antibody
• busybody
• everybody
• autoantibody
• bawdy
• body
• gaudy
• khadi
• mahdi
• noddy
• oddi

Medical Definition

out-of-body

adjective

ˌau̇t-ə(v)-ˌbäd-ē 

: 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