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anti-hypnotic

an·ti-hyp·not·ic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tahy, an-tee hip-not-ik]
    • /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti hɪpˈnɒt ɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tahy, an-tee hip-not-ik]
    • /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti hɪpˈnɒt ɪk/

Definitions of anti-hypnotic word

  • adjective anti-hypnotic of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism. 1
  • adjective anti-hypnotic inducing or like something that induces hypnosis. 1
  • adjective anti-hypnotic susceptible to hypnotism, as a person. 1
  • adjective anti-hypnotic inducing sleep. 1
  • noun anti-hypnotic an agent or drug that produces sleep; sedative. 1
  • noun anti-hypnotic a person who is susceptible to hypnosis. 1
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Origin of anti-hypnotic

First appearance:

before 1680
One of the 48% oldest English words
1680-90; < Late Latin hypnōticus < Greek hypnōtikós sleep-inducing, narcotic, equivalent to hypnō- (variant stem of hypnoûn to put to sleep; see Hypnos) + -tikos -tic

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Parts of speech for Anti-hypnotic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Anti-hypnotic

anti-hypnotic popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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