Meanings
comparative more Hitchcockian · superlative most Hitchcockian
- Of or pertaining to Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980), British filmmaker and producer, or his works, especially noted for suspense and psychothrillers.
What is this tree? I think it's another in the series of Hitchcockian big things, like the Mount Rushmore statues, or to take another example, like Moby Dick. This tree is not simply a natural object. It is within our mental space what in psychoanalysis is called “the thing”.
2006, The Pervert's Guide to Cinema, Slavoj Žižek (actor)Synonyms: Hitchcockesque
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or pertaining to Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980), British filmmaker and producer, or his works, especially noted for suspense and psychothrillers.
Origin
Translations
Esperanto ĥiĉkoka
- ĥiĉkokaof or pertaining to Alfred Hitchcock or his works
French hitchcockien
- hitchcockienof or pertaining to Alfred Hitchcock or his works
German hitchcockisch
- hitchcockischof or pertaining to Alfred Hitchcock or his works
Greek χιτσκοκικός
- χιτσκοκικός (chitskokikós)of or pertaining to Alfred Hitchcock or his works
Cite this entry
Hitchcockian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hitchcockian
“Hitchcockian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hitchcockian. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hitchcockian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hitchcockian.
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