The Collaborative International Dictionary
Autohypnotism
Autohypnotism \Au`to*hyp"no*tism\, n. [Auto- + hypnotism.] Hypnotism of one's self by concentration of the attention on some object or idea.
Usage examples of "autohypnotism".
Yet in the end we did let sheer burning curiosity-or anxiety-or autohypnotism - or vague thoughts of responsibility toward Gedney - or what not - drive us on.