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Hypnosis

//hɪpˈnoʊsɪs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A trancelike state, artificially induced, in which a person has a heightened suggestibility, and in which suppressed memories may be experienced. countable, uncountable

    "clinical hypnosis"

  2. 2
    a state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion wordnet
  3. 3
    Any of various sleep-like conditions. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    The art or skill of hypnotism. countable, uncountable

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”).

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