Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Relating to or of the nature of autohypnosis.
- noun One who has the power to put himself into the hypnotic state.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pert. to autohypnotism; self-hypnotizing.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to
autohypnosis ; self-hypnotizing.
Etymologies
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auto- + hypnotic
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Examples
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Alexander, he noticed, was still engrossed, sunk in his autohypnotic trance.
The Lani People 1951
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So too the autohypnotic trance of the magician or _shaman_ is regarded as due to his visit to distant regions or the nether world, of which he brings back an account.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 Various
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