posthypnotic

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌpoʊsthɪpˈnɑtɪk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pōst′hip not′ik)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
post•hyp•not•ic /ˌpoʊsthɪpˈnɑtɪk/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. Psychology(of a suggestion) made during hypnosis so as to be effective after awakening:a posthypnotic suggestion.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
post•hyp•not•ic  (pōst′hip not′ik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Psychologyof or pertaining to the period after hypnosis.
  2. Psychology(of a suggestion) made during hypnosis so as to be effective after awakening.
  • post- + hypnotic 1885–90
post′hyp•not′i•cal•ly, adv. 

'posthypnotic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
posthypnotic suggestion

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