hypnosis

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A trancelike state, artificially induced, in which a person has a heightened suggestibility, and in which suppressed memories may be experienced.
2. (countable, uncountable) Any of various sleep-like conditions.
3. (countable, uncountable) The art or skill of hypnotism.

Synonyms

hypnotism

mesmerism

infusion

suggestion

trance

hypnosigenesis

Translations

hypnose

ipnosi

hipnosis

hypnose

hipnose

Hypnose

hipnosi

ύπνωση

hipnoz

ipnòsi

suni uyutma

تنويم

تَنْوِيم مَغْنَاطِيسِيّ

hîpnoz

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hɪpˈnoʊsɪs/

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”).