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POSTHYPNOTIC SUGGESTION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does posthypnotic suggestion mean?
• POSTHYPNOTIC SUGGESTION (noun)
The noun POSTHYPNOTIC SUGGESTION has 1 sense:
1. a suggestion that is made to a person who is hypnotized that specifies an action he will perform (usually in response to a cue) after he has awakened
Familiarity information: POSTHYPNOTIC SUGGESTION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• POSTHYPNOTIC SUGGESTION (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A suggestion that is made to a person who is hypnotized that specifies an action he will perform (usually in response to a cue) after he has awakened
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("posthypnotic suggestion" is a kind of...):
suggestion (an idea that is suggested)
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