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highway hypnosis

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables
high-way hyp-no-sis
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An automatic mental state in which a person continues to drive a vehicle safely and correctly but without the recollection of having done so.

Uncountable

Etymology

Coined by G. W. Williams in 1963

Usage

Synonyms

road hypnosis road hypnotism white line fever

Questions

What does highway hypnosis mean?
An automatic mental state in which a person continues to drive a vehicle safely and correctly but without the recollection of having done so.
Where does highway hypnosis come from?
Coined by G. W. Williams in 1963

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