Associations to the word «Automatism»

Wiktionary

AUTOMATISM, noun. Acting automatically or involuntarily.
AUTOMATISM, noun. (psychology) An action performed subconsciously, without any apparent direction from the mind; a thought which appears spontaneously in one's consciousness.
AUTOMATISM, noun. A surrealist painting technique whereby one attempts to move the brush, pen etc. without conscious control over it.

Dictionary definition

AUTOMATISM, noun. Any reaction that occurs automatically without conscious thought or reflection (especially the undirected behavior seen in psychomotor epilepsy).

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley