posthypnotic suggestion

British

/ ˌpəʊsthɪpˈnɒtɪk /

noun

a suggestion made to the subject while in a hypnotic trance, to be acted upon at some time after emerging from the trance

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Using posthypnotic suggestion, they get him to behave like their comic-book superhero, making the principal switch between Krupp and Captain Underpants with a dash of water in his face.

From Washington Post

Raz then ended the hypnosis session, leaving each person with what is called a posthypnotic suggestion—an instruction to carry out an action while not hypnotized.

From Scientific American

No. Told them those were Dr. Al's posthypnotic suggestions.

From Project Gutenberg

A special code phrase in the message had released "Stanley Martin" from the posthypnotic suggestion that had held him for so long.

From Project Gutenberg

Many times the subject falls asleep while giving himself posthypnotic suggestions.

From Project Gutenberg

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