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pattern interrupts

pattern interrupts is the plural of pattern interrupt.

Meaning of pattern interrupt

Noun

pattern interrupt (countable and uncountable, plural pattern interrupts)

  1. (neuro-linguistic programming) A way of changing a person's mental, emotional, or behavioral state or strategy.
    • Because our states constantly get interrupted and altered, having access to several good pattern interrupts enables us to not let some states become too powerful or overwhelming.2003, L. Michael Hall, The Sourcebook of Magic: A Comprehensive Guide to NLP Change Patterns, 2nd edition, Crown House Publishing, →ISBN
  2. Such a technique used strategically for marketing or sales purposes.
    • When pattern interrupts are used strategically, they can pay out huge dividends. One of most intriguing examples of the empowerment is the queen of shock herself: Lady Gaga.2012, Douglas Van Praet, Unconscious Branding: How Neuroscience Can Empower (and Inspire) Marketing, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN

Questions about pattern interrupts

What is pattern interrupts the plural of?
Pattern interrupts is the plural of pattern interrupt.

Words near pattern interrupts in the dictionary

  1. pattern glass
  2. pattern glasses
  3. pattern hoe
  4. pattern hoes
  5. pattern interrupt
  6. pattern interrupts
  7. pattern language
  8. pattern languages
  9. pattern maker
  10. pattern makers
  11. pattern matching

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