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- [hip-noh-sis]
- /hɪpˈnoʊ sɪs/
- /hɪpˈnəʊ.sɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hip-noh-sis]
- /hɪpˈnoʊ sɪs/
Definitions of hypnosis word
- noun plural hypnosis an artificially induced trance state resembling sleep, characterized by heightened susceptibility to suggestion. 1
- abbreviation HYPNOSIS hypnotism. 1
- noun hypnosis The induction of a state of consciousness in which a person apparently loses the power of voluntary action and is highly responsive to suggestion or direction. Its use in therapy, typically to recover suppressed memories or to allow modification of behavior by suggestion, has been revived but is still controversial. 1
- noun hypnosis induced trance 1
- uncountable noun hypnosis Hypnosis is a state in which a person seems to be asleep but can still see, hear, or respond to things said to them. 0
- uncountable noun hypnosis Hypnosis is the art or practice of hypnotizing people. 0
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Origin of hypnosis
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80; hypn(otic) + -osis
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Parts of speech for Hypnosis
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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hypnosis popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% 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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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hypnosis
noun hypnosis
- coma — Someone who is in a coma is in a state of deep unconsciousness.
- trance — a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- slumber — to sleep, especially lightly; doze; drowse.
- inertness — having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active): inert matter.
- lethargy — the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity.
Antonyms for hypnosis
noun hypnosis
- consciousness — Your consciousness is your mind and your thoughts.
- sensibility — capacity for sensation or feeling; responsiveness or susceptibility to sensory stimuli.
- wakefulness — unable to sleep; not sleeping; indisposed to sleep: Excitement made the children wakeful.
- activity — Activity is a situation in which a lot of things are happening or being done.
- life — the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
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