- posthypnotic
- adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1890 of, relating to, or characteristic of the period following a hypnotic trance
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posthypnotic
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posthypnotic — [pōst΄hip nät′ik] adj. of or carried out in the period following a hypnotic trance [posthypnotic suggestion] … English World dictionary
posthypnotic — Following hypnotism; denoting an act suggested during hypnosis that is to be carried out at some time after the hypnotized subject is awakened. * * * post·hyp·not·ic .pōst (h)ip nät ik adj of, relating to, or characteristic of the period… … Medical dictionary
posthypnotic — posthypnotically, adv. /pohst hip not ik/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the period after hypnosis. 2. (of a suggestion) made during hypnosis so as to be effective after awakening. [1885 90; POST + HYPNOTIC] * * * … Universalium
posthypnotic — adjective after being hypnotized … Wiktionary
posthypnotic — adj. after hypnosis, after being hypnotized … English contemporary dictionary
posthypnotic — post·hypnotic … English syllables
posthypnotic — post•hyp•not•ic [[t]ˌpoʊst hɪpˈnɒt ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) psl of or pertaining to the period after hypnosis 2) psl (of a suggestion) made during hypnosis so as to be effective after awakening • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
posthypnotic — /poʊsthɪpˈnɒtɪk/ (say pohsthip notik) adjective 1. of or relating to the period following a hypnotic trance. 2. (of a suggestion) made during a hypnotic trance so as to be effective when the subject awakes. {post + hypnotic} …
posthypnotic — … Useful english dictionary
posthypnotic suggestion — noun A suggestion, given to a hypnotized person, to perform some action after awakening, especially in response to a cue … Wiktionary
