hypnosis
nounEtymology
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”).
- borrowed from ὕπνωσις
Definitions
A trancelike state, artificially induced, in which a person has a heightened…
A trancelike state, artificially induced, in which a person has a heightened suggestibility, and in which suppressed memories may be experienced.
- clinical hypnosis
- under hypnosis
- self-hypnosis
Any of various sleep-like conditions.
The art or skill of hypnotism.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at hypnosis. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at hypnosis. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at hypnosis
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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