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hypnosis

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hyp·no·sis  (hp-nss)
n. pl. hyp·no·ses (-sz)
1. An artificially induced altered state of consciousness, characterized by heightened suggestibility and receptivity to direction.
2. Hypnotism.
3. A sleeplike condition.

hypnosis [hɪpˈnəʊsɪs]
n pl -ses [-siːz]
(Psychology) an artificially induced state of relaxation and concentration in which deeper parts of the mind become more accessible: used clinically to reduce reaction to pain, to encourage free association, etc. See also autohypnosis

hypnosis  (hp-nss)
A trancelike state resembling sleep, usually induced by a therapist by focusing a subject's attention, that heightens the subject's receptivity to suggestion. The uses of hypnosis in medicine and psychology include recovering repressed memories, modifying or eliminating undesirable behavior (such as smoking), and treating certain chronic disorders, such as anxiety.

Hypnosis
See also psychology.

1. the process of hypnotizing oneself.
2. the resulting state.
1. animal magnetism, or the power that enables some people to induce a hypnotic state in others.
2. physical attraction between members of opposite sexes. — biomagnetic, adj.
psychoanalysis of a patiënt while he is under hypnosis. — hypnoanalytic, hypnoanalytical, adj.
the process of inducing a state of hypnosis. — hypnogenetic, adj.
psychotherapy employing hypnosis. — hypnotherapeutic, adj.
the science that studies hypnosis and the process of inducing a hypnotic state. — hypnotist, n.
1. hypnosis as induced by Dr. F. A. Mesmer through “animal magnetism,” a 19th-century therapy.
2. hypnotism.
3. a compelling attraction; fascination. — mesmerization, n. — mesmerist, mesmerizer, n.
an obsession with hypnosis.
the focusing of the attention on a single thing, especially as a result of hypnosis.
hypnosis with the aid of drugs.
the theory of od, a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to reveal itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc. — odylic, adj.
Rare. the state of being in a hypnotic trance.
a state of sleep induced by hypnosis or mesmerism. — somnipathist, n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hypnosis - a state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestionhypnosis - a state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion
self-hypnosis - hypnosis induced by yourself
mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state - (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic; "a manic state"
Translations
hypnosis [hɪpˈnəʊsɪs] N (hypnoses (pl)) [hɪpˈnəʊsiːz]hipnosis f
she revealed under hypnosis thatbajo los efectos de la hipnosis reveló que ...

hypnosis [hɪpˈnəʊsɪs] nhypnose f
under hypnosis → sous hypnose

hypnosis
nHypnose f; under hypnosisunter or in Hypnose, in hypnotisiertem Zustand

hypnosis [hɪpˈnəʊsɪs] nipnosi f

hypnosis
n hypnosis [hipˈnəusis]
a sleep-like state caused by the action of another person who can then make the sleeper obey his commands. hipnose نَوْم مِغْناطيسي хипноза hypnóza hypnose die Hypnose ύπνωση hipnosis hüpnoos هيپنوتيزم hypnoosi hypnose הִיפּנוֹזָה सम्मोहन hipnoza hipnózis hipnosis dáleiðsla ipnosi 催眠 최면 상태 hipnozė hipnoze hipnosis hypnose hypnose hipnoza hipnose hipnoză гипноз hypnóza hipnoza hipnoza hypnos การสะกดจิต hipnoz, yapay uyku 催眠狀態 гіпноз نیند کی غفلت sự thôi miên
adj hypˈnotic [-ˈno-]
hipnoties مُتَعَلِّق بِالنَّوم المِغْناطيسي، مُنَوِّم مِغْناطيسيّا хипнотичен hypnotický hypnotisk hypnotisch υπνωτικός hipnótico hüpnootiline, hüpnoosi- خواب آور hypnoottinen hypnotique הִיפּנוֹטִי सम्मोहात्मक hipnotican hipnotikus hipnotis dáleiðslu- ipnotico 催眠の 최면 상태의 hipnozės hipnotisks; hipnozes- hipnotik hypnotisch hypnotisk, søvndyssende hipnotyczny hipnótico hipnotic гипнотический hypnotický hipnotičen hipnotički hypnotisk ที่เกี่ยวกับการสะกดจิต hipnotik 催眠的 гіпнотичний تنویم پیدا کرنے والا bị thôi miên
v hypnotize, ˈhypnotise
1 to put in a state of hypnosis The hypnotist hypnotized three people from the audience. hipnotiseer يُنَوِّم مِغْناطيسيّا хипнотизирам hypnotizovat hypnotisere hypnotisieren υπνωτίζω hipnotizar hüpnotiseerima هيپنوتيزم كردن hypnotisoida hypnotiser לְהַפּנֵט सम्मोहित करना hipnotizirati hipnotizál menghipnotis dáleiða ipnotizzare 催眠をかける 최면술을 걸다 hipnotizuoti hipnotizēt menghipnosis hypnotiseren hypnotisere hipnotyzować hipnotizar a hipnotiza гипнотизировать hypnotizovať hipnotizirati hipnotisati hypnotisera สะกดจิต hipnotize etmek, uyutmak 催眠 гіпнотизувати کسی پر عمل تنویم کرنا thôi miên 使
2 to fascinate completely Her beauty hypnotized him. hipnotiseer يَخْلُب اللب، يُسَيْطِر على التَّفْكير хипнотизирам hypnotizovat hypnotisere hypnotisieren υπνωτίζω (μτφ.), σαγηνεύω hipnotizar, fascinar, encantar lummama مسحور كردن lumota hypnotiser לְהַפּנֵט मोहित करना ocarati, hipnotizirati hipnotizál mempesona heilla ipnotizzare ~を魅了する 매료시키다 hipnotizuoti hipnotizēt memukau hypnotiseren, fascineren, helemaal in beslag nemen hypnotisere, trollbinde hipnotyzować fascinar a fascina пленять hypnotizovať prevzeti hipnotisati hypnotisera สะกด hayran bırakmak, büyülemek 使著迷 гіпнотизувати لبھانا làm mê mẩn 使
n hypnotism
the art of producing hypnosis. hipnotisme تَنْويم مِغْناطيسي хипноза hypnotismus hypnose die Hypnose υπνωτισμός hipnotismo hüpnotiseerimine دانش هيپنوتيزم hypnotismi hypnotisme הִיפּנוֹזָה सम्मोहकता hipnotizam hipnotizmus hipnotisme dáleiðsla ipnotismo 催眠術 최면학 hipnotizavimas hipnotisms hipnotisme hypnotisme hypnosekunst hipnotyzm hipnotismo hipnotism гипнотизм hypnotizmus hipnotiziranje hipnotizam hypnotism, hypnos การสะกดจิต hipnotizma 催眠術 гіпнотизм تنویمیات thuật thôi miên
n hypnotist
hipnotiseur مُنَوِّم مِغْناطيسي хипнотизатор hypnotizér hypnotisør der Hypnotiseur υπνωτιστής hipnotizador hüpnotiseerija هيپنوتيزم كننده hypnotisoija hypnotiseur מְהַפּנֵט सम्मोहक hipnotizer hipnotizőr ahli hipnotis dávaldur ipnotizzatore, ipnotizzatrice 催眠術師 최면술사 hipnotizuotojas hipnotizētājs hipnotis hypnotiseur hypnotisør hipnotyzer hipnotizador hipnotizator гипнотизёр hypnotizér hipnotizer hipnotizer hypnotisör นักสะกดจิต hipnotizmacı 施行催眠術的人 гіпнотизер ماہر تنویم nhà thôi miên


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spectators' into a state of hypnosis and telling them what to see and hear.
Under the prodding hypnosis of this music he could not but yearn and burn for the vague, forgotten life of the pack when the world was young and the pack was the pack ere it was lost for ever through the endless centuries of domestication.
 
 
 
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