What does "hitchcockian" mean?

Of or pertaining to Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980), British filmmaker and producer, or his works, especially noted for suspense and psychothrillers.

What is a synonym for "hitchcockian"?

Common synonyms include: hitchcockesque.

Hitchcockian

adj

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Definitions

Adjective

1
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”."

Synonyms

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hitchcockesque

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"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”."

Etymology

From Hitchcock + -ian.

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