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POSTHYPNOTIC AMNESIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does posthypnotic amnesia mean?
• POSTHYPNOTIC AMNESIA (noun)
The noun POSTHYPNOTIC AMNESIA has 1 sense:
1. selective amnesia after being in a hypnotic state of events occurring during hypnosis or of information designated by the hypnotist
Familiarity information: POSTHYPNOTIC AMNESIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Selective amnesia after being in a hypnotic state of events occurring during hypnosis or of information designated by the hypnotist
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("posthypnotic amnesia" is a kind of...):
selective amnesia (amnesia about particular events that is very convenient for the person who cannot remember)
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