autohypnosis

[ aw-toh-hip-noh-sis ]

noun

1. self-induced hypnosis or hypnotic state.

autohypnosis

/ ˌɔːtəʊhɪpˈnɒtɪk; ˌɔːtəʊhɪpˈnəʊsɪs /

noun

1. psychol the process or result of self-induced hypnosis

Derived Forms

• ˌautohypˈnotically, adverb
• autohypnotic, adjective

Other Words From

• au·to·hyp·not·ic [aw-toh-hip-, not, -ik], adjective
• auto·hyp·noti·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of autohypnosis¹

First recorded in 1900–05; auto- ¹ + hypnosis

Example Sentences

The part that hypnosis and autohypnosis, conscious and unconscious, has played here cannot easily be overestimated.

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Some people call this process the autohypnosis of the great.

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