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Hitchcockian en · ADJ

Etymology

From Hitchcock + -ian.

Meanings

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”. 2006, The Pervert's Guide to Cinema, Slavoj Žižek (actor):

Forms

Synonyms

Hitchcockesque

Translations (4)

el χιτσκοκικός (of or pertaining to Alfred Hitchcock or his works) · eo ĥiĉkoka (of or pertaining to Alfred Hitchcock or his works) · fr hitchcockien (of or pertaining to Alfred Hitchcock or his works) · de hitchcockisch (of or pertaining to Alfred Hitchcock or his works)