单词 | autohypnotic |
释义 | autohypnoticadj.n. A. adj. Of, relating to, or of the nature of autohypnosis. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > hypnotic state > [adjective] > self-induced autohypnotic1888 1888 Lucifer 15 Feb. 472 (heading) An auto-hypnotic rhapsody. 1914 M. Lairy Psychic Uplift iv. 151 He had suggested himself into an auto-hypnotic condition. 1956 J. Needham Sci. & Civilisation in China II. x. 132 The shaman, who is a mediator between the spirits and men, goes into autohypnotic trances. 2002 R. Schwarz Tools for transforming Trauma iv. 93 He had repeatedly told himself in an autohypnotic fashion that he felt nothing. B. n. A person who practises autohypnosis. Now rare. ΚΠ 1899 Memphis Med. Monthly Oct. 438 The two cases which I first cited..were probably of this class of..autohypnotics. 1913 W. A. N. Dorland Med. Dict. (ed. 7) 121/1 Autohypnotic..one who can put himself into a hypnotic state. 1978 J. Gardner On Moral Fiction i. iii. 48 Sartre's analysis of the woman's role makes her, literally, an autohypnotic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1888 |
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