posthypnotic
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the period after hypnosis.
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(of a suggestion) made during hypnosis so as to be effective after awakening.
Other Word Forms
- posthypnotically adverb
Etymology
Origin of posthypnotic
Example Sentences
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But since it is witnesses' posthypnotic testimony that is most valuable to police, the Svengali squads in California and elsewhere continue to wither away.
From Time Magazine Archive
The unconscious mind is a wonderfully accurate timekeeper, as posthypnotic suggestion demonstrates.
From Time Magazine Archive
He trained patients to anesthetize themselves by autohypnosis; they jabbed needles into their arms without feeling it and, by means of posthypnotic suggestion, remained indifferent to the pain even after they "awoke."
From Time Magazine Archive
Such posthypnotic anesthesia can be localized at will, lasts perhaps two hours, can be renewed.
From Time Magazine Archive
We know that the easiest way to achieve self-hypnosis is to be hypnotized and given a posthypnotic suggestion that you will respond to hypnosis by a key word, phrase or gesture.
From A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis by Powers, Melvin
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