Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An artificially induced altered state of consciousness, characterized by heightened suggestibility and receptivity to direction.
- noun Hypnotism.
- noun A sleeplike condition.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The production of sleep.
- noun The hypnotic state; hypnotism.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) Supervention of sleep.
- noun The condition of being hypnotized or the process of hypnotizing a person; hypnotism{1}.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
trancelike state,artificially induced , in which a person has aheightened suggestibility , and in whichsuppressed memories may beexperienced - noun the art or skill of
hypnotism
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Professor Whorwell concludes, The term hypnosis was coined by a Manchester surgeon, James Braid, early in the nineteenth century, and it's been in and out of fashion ever since.
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Professor Whorwell concludes, The term hypnosis was coined by a Manchester surgeon, James Braid, early in the nineteenth century, and it's been in and out of fashion ever since.
Life of Brian: 2005
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… 30 … The Scottish surgeon James Braid, intrigued by one such performance, began to study the practice, ultimately publishing his findings under the title "hypnosis," derived from the Greek word "to sleep."
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His training in hypnosis, psychology, and fitness enables him to best help in both mind and body towards complete fitness.
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His training in hypnosis, psychology, and fitness enables him to best help in both mind and body towards complete fitness.
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Turnbull made DEFINITIVELY LEADING-STATEMENTS/QUESTIONS — which in professional regressive hypnosis is an absolute no-no!
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I have great interest in hypnosis and the subconscious mind.
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Turnbull made DEFINITIVELY LEADING-STATEMENTS/QUESTIONS — which in professional regressive hypnosis is an absolute no-no!
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The image was one I knew I would never escape, even with daily visits to a certified psychoanalyst with training in hypnosis to eradicate Oedipus complexes.
Director's Cut 2005
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The image was one I knew I would never escape, even with daily visits to a certified psychoanalyst with training in hypnosis to eradicate Oedipus complexes.
Director's Cut 2005
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