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English
Etymology
From Hitchcock + -ian.
Adjective
Hitchcockian (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.
2006, The Pervert's Guide to Cinema, Slavoj Žižek (actor):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”.
Translations
of or pertaining to Alfred Hitchcock or his works