| experience | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. experience | the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities.; "a man of experience"; "experience is the best teacher" |
| ~ familiarisation, familiarization | the experience of becoming familiar with something. |
| ~ woodcraft | skill and experience in matters relating to the woods (as hunting or fishing or camping). |
| ~ education | knowledge acquired by learning and instruction.; "it was clear that he had a very broad education" |
| n. (cognition) | 2. experience | the content of direct observation or participation in an event.; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly" |
| ~ cognitive content, mental object, content | the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned. |
| ~ reality, world | all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you.; "his world was shattered"; "we live in different worlds"; "for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were" |
| ~ living, life | the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities.; "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life" |
| ~ re-experiencing, reliving | a recurrence of a prior experience.; "the reliving of a strong emotion can be therapeutic" |
| ~ reminder | an experience that causes you to remember something. |
| n. (event) | 3. experience | an event as apprehended.; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention" |
| ~ high point | the most enjoyable part of a given experience.; "the trumpet solo was the high point of the concert" |
| ~ happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | an event that happens. |
| ~ appalling | an experience that appalls.; "is it better to view the appalling or merely hear of it?" |
| ~ augury, foretoken, preindication, sign | an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come.; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God" |
| ~ flashing, flash | a short vivid experience.; "a flash of emotion swept over him"; "the flashings of pain were a warning" |
| ~ good time, blast | a highly pleasurable or exciting experience.; "we had a good time at the party"; "celebrating after the game was a blast" |
| ~ loss | the experience of losing a loved one.; "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather" |
| ~ near-death experience | the experience of being close to death but surviving. |
| ~ ordeal | a severe or trying experience. |
| ~ out-of-body experience | the dissociative experience of observing yourself from an external perspective as though your mind or soul had left and was observing your body. |
| ~ taste | a brief experience of something.; "he got a taste of life on the wild side"; "she enjoyed her brief taste of independence" |
| ~ time | a person's experience on a particular occasion.; "he had a time holding back the tears"; "they had a good time together" |
| ~ head trip, trip | an exciting or stimulating experience. |
| ~ vision | a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance.; "he had a vision of the Virgin Mary" |
| v. (perception) | 4. experience, go through, see | go or live through.; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" |
| ~ experience, know, live | have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations.; "I know the feeling!"; "have you ever known hunger?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two divorces" |
| ~ undergo | pass through.; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "undergo a strange sensation" |
| ~ suffer, endure | undergo or be subjected to.; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom" |
| ~ suffer, meet | undergo or suffer.; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate" |
| ~ feel | undergo passive experience of:.; "We felt the effects of inflation"; "her fingers felt their way through the string quartet"; "she felt his contempt of her" |
| ~ enjoy | have for one's benefit.; "The industry enjoyed a boom" |
| ~ witness, see, find | perceive or be contemporaneous with.; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results" |
| ~ come | experience orgasm.; "she could not come because she was too upset" |
| v. (cognition) | 5. experience, know, live | have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations.; "I know the feeling!"; "have you ever known hunger?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two divorces" |
| ~ taste | experience briefly.; "The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died" |
| ~ live over, relive | experience again, often in the imagination.; "He relived the horrors of war" |
| ~ experience, go through, see | go or live through.; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" |
| v. (perception) | 6. experience, get, have, receive | go through (mental or physical states or experiences).; "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling" |
| ~ suffer, sustain, have, get | undergo (as of injuries and illnesses).; "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle" |
| ~ perceive, comprehend | to become aware of through the senses.; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" |
| ~ undergo | pass through.; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "undergo a strange sensation" |
| ~ take | experience or feel or submit to.; "Take a test"; "Take the plunge" |
| ~ horripilate | have one's hair stand on end and get goosebumps.; "I horripilate when I see violence on television" |
| v. (emotion) | 7. experience, feel | undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind.; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" |
| ~ incline | feel favorably disposed or willing.; "She inclines to the view that people should be allowed to expres their religious beliefs" |
| ~ recapture | experience anew.; "She could not recapture that feeling of happiness" |
| ~ pride, plume, congratulate | be proud of.; "He prides himself on making it into law school" |
| ~ smoulder, smolder | have strong suppressed feelings. |
| ~ harbor, nurse, entertain, harbour, hold | maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings).; "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment" |
| ~ cool off | feel less enamoured of something or somebody. |
| ~ see red, anger | become angry.; "He angers easily" |
| ~ chafe | feel extreme irritation or anger.; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation" |
| ~ suffer | experience (emotional) pain.; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers" |
| ~ fume | be mad, angry, or furious. |
| ~ regret, rue, repent | feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about. |
| ~ sadden | come to feel sad. |
| ~ joy, rejoice | feel happiness or joy. |
| ~ sympathise, sympathize | share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of. |
| ~ pride oneself, take pride | feel proud of.; "She took great pride in her sons" |
| ~ burn | feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion.; "She was burning with anger"; "He was burning to try out his new skies" |
| ~ die | feel indifferent towards.; "She died to worldly things and eventually entered a monastery" |
| ~ fly high | be elated.; "He was flying high during the summer months" |
| ~ glow, beam, radiate, shine | experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion.; "She was beaming with joy"; "Her face radiated with happiness" |
| ~ glow | be exuberant or high-spirited.; "Make the people's hearts glow" |
| v. (change) | 8. experience, have | undergo.; "The stocks had a fast run-up" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ encounter, receive, meet | experience as a reaction.; "My proposal met with much opposition" |
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