AUTOMATISM
/ɔːˈtɒmətɪzəm/
14
Scrabble
17
WWF
A(1) U(1) T(1) O(1) M(3) A(1) T(1) I(1) S(1) M(3)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/ɔːˈtɒmətɪzəm/
noun
- Acting automatically or involuntarily.
- The power of initiating vital processes from within the cell, organ, or organism, independent of external stimulus.
- The doctrine that animals are automata, operating according to mechanical laws.
- An action performed subconsciously, without any apparent direction from the mind; a thought which appears spontaneously in one's consciousness.
- A surrealist painting technique whereby one attempts to move the brush, pen etc. without conscious control over it.
Source: Wiktionary
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