hyp·na·gog·ic also hyp·no·gog·ic (h p n -g j k, -g jk)adj. 1. Inducing sleep; soporific. 2. Of, relating to, or occurring in the state of intermediate consciousness preceding sleep: hypnagogic hallucinations. [French hypnagogique : Greek hupnos, sleep; see hypno- + Greek ag gos, leading (from agein, to lead; see ag- in Indo-European roots).] |
hypnagogic, hypnogogic [ˌhɪpnəˈgɒdʒɪk]
adj
(Psychology) Psychol of or relating to the state just before one is fully asleep See also hypnagogic image, hypnopompic
[from French hypnagogique; see hypno-, -agogic]
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| Adj. | 1. | hypnagogic - sleep inducing depressant - capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent |
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