hypnosis
nounUS /hɪpˈnəʊ.sɪs/
Etymology From modern scholarly Ancient Greek ὕπνωσις (húpnōsis), which formation closes the derivational gap between the ancient words ὑπνόω (hupnóō, “I put to sleep”) and ὑπνωτικός (hupnōtikós, “sleep-inducing, soporific”). Ultimately traces back to ὕπνος (húpnos, “sleep”).
1
A trancelike state, artificially induced, in which a person has a heightened suggestibility, and in which suppressed memories may be experienced.
- clinical hypnosis
- under hypnosis
3 more examples
- self-hypnosis
- She entered a state of deep hypnosis.
- The therapy used hypnosis to treat anxiety.
2
The practice of inducing hypnosis; hypnotism.
3
Any of various sleep-like conditions.
- Derived terms
- autohypnosis, clipnosis, highway hypnosis, hopenosis, line hypnosis, narcohypnosis, parahypnosis, posthypnosis, prehypnosis, rehypnosis, road hypnosis