trancelike

trance  (trns)

n.

1. A hypnotic, cataleptic, or ecstatic state.

2. Detachment from one's physical surroundings, as in contemplation or daydreaming.

3. A semiconscious state, as between sleeping and waking; a daze.

tr.v. tranced, tranc·ing, tranc·es

To put into a trance; entrance.

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[Middle English traunce, from Old French transe, passage, fear, vision, from transir, to die, be numb with fear, from Latin trnsre, to go over or across; see transient.]

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trancelike adj.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

trancelike - as if in a trance                     confused - mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently; "the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused"