Hypnosis Definition
hĭp-nōsĭs
hypnoses
noun
A trancelike condition usually induced by another person, in which the subject is in a state of altered consciousness and responds, with certain limitations, to the suggestions of the hypnotist.
Webster's New World
Hypnotism.
American Heritage Medicine
Webster's New World
A sleeplike condition.
American Heritage Medicine
A trancelike state, artificially induced, in which a person has a heightened suggestibility, and in which suppressed memories may be experienced.
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Noun
Singular:
hypnosis
Plural:
hypnosesOrigin of Hypnosis
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New Latin hypnōsis from Greek hupnoun to put to sleep hypnotic
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek ὕπνος (hupnos, “sleep”) + -osis.
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