noun

hypnosis

hihp-NOH-sihs

noun

A trance-like state, usually brought on deliberately, in which a person becomes highly open to suggestion.

"Under hypnosis, she recalled details she hadn't consciously remembered."

"He tried hypnosis to help him quit smoking."

How to Use Hypnosis

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA trance state where a person is unusually open to suggestion, often induced by a hypnotist.

Common pairings

under hypnosis induce hypnosis

hypnoses plural

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Coined in modern scholarly Greek from hypnos ("sleep"), filling a gap between older Greek words for "to put to sleep" and "sleep-inducing."

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