-ception
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Back-formed from words such as nociception and proprioception.
Suffix
[edit]-ception
- Neural reception.
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From the 2010 science fiction film Inception, in which a team of people infiltrate someone’s subconscious mind, proceeding through several layers of dreams.
Suffix
[edit]-ception
- (slang) Combined with a noun to indicate a layering, nesting, or recursion of the thing in question.
- 2012 September 10, Timothy Morrise, “Reviewer previews his top picks for fall movie season”, in University Journal, page 6:
- Adapted from David Mitchell's novel of the same name, Cloud Atlas is a story-ception; a post apocalyptic campfire story about a guy watching a movie in which someone reads a novel whose main character follows a series of letters.
- 2012, Maura Breen, "Latest play presents challenge for actors", Tan & Cardinal (Otterbein University), Volume 94, Issue 5, 26 September 2012, page 4 (image caption):
- Playception: Each actor must portray a character playing another character.
- 2013 November, Kelly Herman, “Foodception: A Review”, in Campus Talk, published 2013, page 9:
- Seen any horrendous foodceptions you just can't wrap your head around (like pasta burritos)?
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:-ception.