· the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities; "a man of experience"; "experience is the best teacher"

Hypernym(s): education

Antonym(s): inexperience

· the content of direct observation or participation in an event; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly"

Hypernym(s): content, cognitive_content, mental_object

· an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention"

Hypernym(s): happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural_event

· undergo or live through a difficult experience; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam"

Synonym(s): see, go_through

Hypernym(s): undergo

· 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"

Synonym(s): know, live

Hypernym(s): experience, see, go_through

· go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"

Synonym(s): receive, have, get

Hypernym(s): undergo

· undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"

Synonym(s): feel

· undergo; "The stocks had a fast run-up"

Synonym(s): have

Hypernym(s): change