hypnosis

== English == === Etymology === From modern scholarly Ancient Greek ὕπνωσις (húpnōsis), which formation closes the derivational gap between the ancient words ὑπνόω (hupnóō, “I put to sleep”) and ὑπνωτικός (hupnōtikós, “sleep-inducing, soporific”). Ultimately traces back to ὕπνος (húpnos, “sleep”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /hɪpˈnəʊ.sɪs/ (General American) IPA(key): /hɪpˈnoʊ.sɪs/ Rhymes: -əʊsɪs === Noun === hypnosis (countable and uncountable, plural hypnoses) (uncountable) A trancelike state, artificially induced, in which a person has a heightened suggestibility, and in which suppressed memories may be experienced. (uncountable) The practice of inducing hypnosis; hypnotism. (countable) Any of various sleep-like conditions. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === === Further reading === “hypnosis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “hypnosis”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “hypnosis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === hyposins