单词 | autohypnosis |
释义 | autohypnosisn. The action, process, or technique of hypnotizing oneself; the state or condition of self-induced hypnosis. Also: an instance of this. Cf. self-hypnosis n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > hypnotic state > [noun] > self-induced self-hypnotism1852 auto-hypnotism1887 autohypnosis1889 self-hypnosis1890 1889 Science 5 Apr. 266/1 Every night we place ourselves in an accustomed attitude, seek a monotonous course of ideas, and will to go to sleep. It is auto-hypnosis. 1893 Cent. Mag. July 435/1 There are some individuals who are able to bring about an autohypnosis by an effort of will. 1941 ‘R. West’ Black Lamb & Grey Falcon I. 209 ‘I will sit here and look at the maps,’ said my husband, who is much given to that masculine form of auto-hypnosis. 1979 B. Walker Body Magic 395 Concentration, suggestive evocation, and rhythmic movements, may all be employed to assist auto-hypnosis. 2007 M. Lambek in J. Carsten Ghosts of Memory x. 221 Frau Alder concentrates on the energy of the colours and sometimes enters a state she calls autohypnosis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1889 |
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