hypnopompic

hypnopompic Definition

hypno·pompic (hip′nō päm′pik)

adjective

designating or of the state intermediate between sleep and complete awakening hypnopompic visions

Etymology: hypno- + Gr pompē, procession (see pomp) + -ic

hypnopompic Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

state: All too frequently I would wake up screaming in pain that I had just'suffered ' while transitioning the hypnopompic state.

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