Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Occurring after arousal from the somnambulistic state of hypnosis, or relating to the period following upon such arousal.

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  • adjective after being hypnotized

Etymologies

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post- +‎ hypnotic

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Examples

  • "Think of it as long-term posthypnotic suggestion.

    The Short Life Francis Donovan

  • In a series of experiments, we examine the experimental induction of déjà vu using posthypnotic amnesia PHA.

    Mind Hacks: July 2006 Archives 2006

  • Recollective experience and posthypnotic amnesia: The experimental induction of déjà vu

    Mind Hacks: It's like jamais vu never again 2006

  • Recollective experience and posthypnotic amnesia: The experimental induction of déjà vu

    Mind Hacks: July 2006 Archives 2006

  • The mere fact that the "extraterrestrials'" posthypnotic commands to forget the experience can be overridden with such surprising ease suggests we're dealing with something other than extrasolar aliens.

    Archive 2006-04-01 Mac 2006

  • In a series of experiments, we examine the experimental induction of déjà vu using posthypnotic amnesia PHA.

    Mind Hacks: It's like jamais vu never again 2006

  • First setup a posthypnotic reinduction trigger that when they begin playing the game, they will become associated to the character in the game so that they experience everything the character experiences.

    Multimodal Hyperempiria 2005

  • Raz said that although posthypnotic suggestions usually fade over time, he briefly re-hypnotized the participants at the end of the experiment and told them to disregard any other suggestions he had made, to comply with Weill Cornell's institutional review board.

    Hypnosis Overrides Reading Ability . . .. . . nothing new, been there, done that but . . . 2005

  • Instructions for the test were provided either verbally -- in accordance with the posthypnotic suggestion -- or on the computer screen.

    Life of Brian: 2005

  • The researchers also gave the subjects a posthypnotic suggestion to interpret the colored words as gibberish, which presumably would allow them to focus more on the color of the ink instead of reading the word.

    One step closer to Mind Control | Impact Lab 2005

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