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

Hypnotism.

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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Singular:
hypnosis
Plural:
hypnoses

Origin of Hypnosis

  • 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.

    From Wiktionary

Hypnosis Sentence Examples

  • Hypnosis has also been used to help overcome nicotine cravings.

  • Alternative treatment such as acupuncture, naturopathic therapies, hypnosis, relaxation training, visual imagery, and biofeedback have all been used to try to decrease the constant pain of fractures.

  • If your only impression of hypnosis is based on one of those hokey TV shows where a group of audience members are put into the hypnotic state and convinced to perform embarrassing acts, perish the thought.

  • Hypnosis, and by extension self-hypnosis, is a completely natural state of being where the body reaches a sublime level of relaxation that allows the mind to totally focus on whatever issue is brought to its attention.

  • Hypnosis is a type of altered consciousness in which an individual is not resting in a sleep-like state like once believed, but rather a hyper-attentive one with heightened sensibilities.

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