Hitchcockian

English

Etymology

From Hitchcock +‎ -ian.

Adjective

Hitchcockian (comparative more Hitchcockian, superlative most Hitchcockian)

1. 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”.

Synonyms

• Hitchcockesque

Translations

of or pertaining to Alfred Hitchcock or his works

• Esperanto: ĥiĉkoka
• French: hitchcockien (fr)
• German: hitchcockisch
• Greek: χιτσκοκικός (chitskokikós)