autoscopy

/ɔːtɒˈskɒpi/

Definitions

1. noun

A rare psychiatric disorder in which a person believes they can see their own body or themselves from an outside perspective.

“The patient’s delusions were a classic case of autoscopy, where she thought she saw herself walking in the room.”

Synonyms

  • out-of-body experience
  • telestereognosis

Antonyms

  • normal perception
  • reality