Meanings
nounhighway hypnosis (uncountable)
- uncountableAn automatic mental state in which a person continues to drive a vehicle safely and correctly but without the recollection of having done so.
Synonyms: road hypnosis, road hypnotism, white line fever
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn automatic mental state in which a person continues to drive a vehicle safely and correctly but without the recollection of having done so.
Origin
Coined by G. W. Williams in 1963
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highway hypnosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/highway%20hypnosis
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“highway hypnosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/highway%20hypnosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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