self-hypnotismn.
/ˌsɛlfˈhɪpnətɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈhɪpnəˌtɪz(ə)m/ Hypnotism of oneself; = self-hypnosis n. Cf. auto-hypnotism n.
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the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > hypnotic state > [noun] > self-induced
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auto-hypnotism1887
autohypnosis1889
self-hypnosis1890
the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > hypnotic state > [noun] > hypnotizing > self-hypnotizing
self-hypnotism1852
self-hypnotization1882
auto-hypnotization1889
self-hypnosis1890
1852 J. Braid Magic (ed. 3) 108 Special gifts imparted to them in token of the great superiority of their religious system, of inducing a state of self-hypnotism, or ecstatic trance.
1898 Med. Brief June 865/2 An individual may hypnotize himself... This power of self-hypnotism has escaped general attention.
1939 G. Greene Lawless Roads x. 252 He had listened to the pilgrims' tales. It couldn't be self-hypnotism.
1959 House & Garden July 32/1 The wondrous and covetable gift of self-hypnotism.
2009 York (Pa.) Daily Rec. (Nexis) 15 Sept. If you've ever driven home from work on autopilot and not remembered the drive, you've unwittingly practiced self-hypnotism.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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