Xenomorphosis
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Xenomorphosis is a noun meaning (film studies) A form of cognitive dissonance produced by stimulation that pulls in two opposing directions, such as simultaneous attraction and revulsion.
Meaning
(film studies) A form of cognitive dissonance produced by stimulation that pulls in two opposing directions, such as simultaneous attraction and revulsion.
Example Sentences
Nanofiction is thus a site of our becoming-alien to ourselves—a site of xenomorphosis, or what Ann Weinstone has called the “avatar body.”
By applying the principles of xenomorphosis in theory and practice, one can achieve a breakthrough. The will to power enables one to construct one's own reality tunnel.
Xenomorphosis occurs when the empirical elements of projected sound and image conspire to negate and destroy, through the retina, neuro-pathways designed to domesticate and tranquilize.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include xenomorphism, xenomorphology, xenomythology, xenology, xenonatomy, xenogenesis.
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