Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. An artificially induced altered state of consciousness, characterized by heightened suggestibility and receptivity to direction.
- n. Hypnotism.
- n. A sleeplike condition.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The production of sleep.
- n. The hypnotic state; hypnotism.
Wiktionary
- n. a trancelike state, artificially induced, in which a person has a heightened suggestibility, and in which suppressed memories may be experienced
- n. the art or skill of hypnotism
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Med.) Supervention of sleep.
- n. The condition of being hypnotized or the process of hypnotizing a person; hypnotism{1}.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion
Etymologies
- From Ancient Greek ὕπνος (hupnos, "sleep") + -osis. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Professor Whorwell concludes, The term hypnosis was coined by a Manchester surgeon, James Braid, early in the nineteenth century, and it's been in and out of fashion ever since.”
“… 30 … The Scottish surgeon James Braid, intrigued by one such performance, began to study the practice, ultimately publishing his findings under the title "hypnosis," derived from the Greek word "to sleep.”
“His training in hypnosis, psychology, and fitness enables him to best help in both mind and body towards complete fitness.”
“I have great interest in hypnosis and the subconscious mind.”
“Turnbull made DEFINITIVELY LEADING-STATEMENTS/QUESTIONS — which in professional regressive hypnosis is an absolute no-no!”
“The image was one I knew I would never escape, even with daily visits to a certified psychoanalyst with training in hypnosis to eradicate Oedipus complexes.”
“By some absurd quirk that we're going to put down to either brain damage or long-term hypnosis, Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds got married this weekend.”
“By some absurd quirk that we’re going to put down to either brain damage or long-term hypnosis, Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds got married this weekend.”
“And there are a lot of therapists and doctors legitimately trained in hypnosis.”
“And here's the cherry on top: Research indicates that by using relaxation and guided imagery sometimes called hypnosis as part of a weight-loss program, we can lose double the weight and keep it off twice as long.”
The Huffington Post: Martin Rossman, M.D.: Manage Your Weight Through Cognitive Emotional Techniques
Lists
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hypno-, hypn-
relating to sleep or hypnosis
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what's that?
I don't get it.
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Morbidity
sickness (preferably of the brain)
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