autohypnosis

noun

au·​to·​hyp·​no·​sis ˌȯ-tō-hip-ˈnō-səs 

: self-induced and usually automatic hypnosis : self-hypnosis

autohypnotic

ˌȯ-tō-hip-ˈnä-tik 

adjective

Examples of autohypnosis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There is a quality of trance, of autohypnosis, in her style. —New York Times, 19 Jan. 2021

Word History

Etymology

auto- + hypnosis, perhaps after French autohypnose or German Autohypnose

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

autohypnosis

noun

au·​to·​hyp·​no·​sis ˌȯt-ō-hip-ˈnō-səs 

plural autohypnoses -ˌsēz 

: self-induced and usually automatic hypnosis

autohypnotic

-ˈnät-ik 

adjective