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hyp·no·sis
(hĭp-nō′sĭs)n. pl. hyp·no·ses (-sēz)
1. An artificially induced altered state of consciousness, characterized by heightened suggestibility and receptivity to direction.
2. Hypnotism.
3. A sleeplike condition.
[New Latin hypnōsis, from Greek hupnoun, to put to sleep; see hypnotic.]
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hypnosis
(hɪpˈnəʊsɪs)n, pl -ses (-siːz)
(Psychology) an artificially induced state of relaxation and concentration in which deeper parts of the mind become more accessible: used clinically to reduce reaction to pain, to encourage free association, etc. See also autohypnosis
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hyp•no•sis
(hɪpˈnoʊ sɪs)n., pl. -ses (-sēz).
1. an artificially induced trance state resembling sleep, characterized by heightened susceptibility to suggestion.
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hyp·no·sis
(hĭp-nō′sĭs) A trance-like state resembling sleep in which a person becomes very responsive to suggestions from another. Hypnosis is brought on by having one fix one's attention on a particular object, and it can be self-induced through concentration and relaxation.
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Hypnosis
See also psychology.
1. the process of hypnotizing oneself.
2. the resulting state.
2. the resulting state.
1. animal magnetism, or the power that enables some people to induce a hypnotic state in others.
2. physical attraction between members of opposite sexes. — biomagnetic, adj.
2. physical attraction between members of opposite sexes. — biomagnetic, adj.
psychoanalysis of a patiënt while he is under hypnosis. — hypnoanalytic, hypnoanalytical, adj.
the process of inducing a state of hypnosis. — hypnogenetic, adj.
psychotherapy employing hypnosis. — hypnotherapeutic, adj.
the science that studies hypnosis and the process of inducing a hypnotic state. — hypnotist, n.
1. hypnosis as induced by Dr. F. A. Mesmer through “animal magnetism,” a 19th-century therapy.
2. hypnotism.
3. a compelling attraction; fascination. — mesmerization, n. — mesmerist, mesmerizer, n.
2. hypnotism.
3. a compelling attraction; fascination. — mesmerization, n. — mesmerist, mesmerizer, n.
an obsession with hypnosis.
the focusing of the attention on a single thing, especially as a result of hypnosis.
hypnosis with the aid of drugs.
the theory of od, a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to reveal itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc. — odylic, adj.
Rare. the state of being in a hypnotic trance.
a state of sleep induced by hypnosis or mesmerism. — somnipathist, n.
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hypnosis
Commonly used in hypnotherapy, this is an altered state of consciousness that can be induced by the self or by another person and during which conscious control is relaxed, making the contents of the unconscious more accessible. Hypnosis is from the Greek word “hypnos,” meaning “sleep.”
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Noun 1. [画像:hypnosis - a state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion]hypnosis - a state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion
self-hypnosis - hypnosis induced by yourself
mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state - (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic; "a manic state"
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[hɪpˈnəʊsɪs] N (hypnoses (pl)) [hɪpˈnəʊsiːz] → hipnosis fshe revealed under hypnosis that → bajo los efectos de la hipnosis reveló que ...
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hypnosis
(hipˈnəusis) noun a sleep-like state caused by the action of another person who can then make the sleeper obey his commands. hipnose نَوْم مِغْناطيسي хипноза hipnose hypnóza die Hypnose hypnose ύπνωση hipnosis hüpnoos هيپنوتيزم hypnoosi hypnose היפנוזה सम्मोहन hipnoza hipnózis hipnosis dáleiðsla ipnosi 催眠 최면 상태 hipnozė hipnoze hipnosis hypnose hypnose hipnoza هیپنوتیزم hipnose hipnoză гипноз hypnóza hipnoza hipnoza hypnos การสะกดจิต hipnoz, yapay uyku 催眠狀態 гіпноз نیند کی غفلت sự thôi miên 催眠状态
hypˈnotic (-ˈno-) adjective hipnoties مُتَعَلِّق بِالنَّوم المِغْناطيسي، مُنَوِّم مِغْناطيسيّا хипнотичен hipnótico hypnotický hypnotisch hypnotisk υπνωτικός hipnótico hüpnootiline, hüpnoosi- خواب آور hypnoottinen hypnotique הִיפּנוֹטִי सम्मोहात्मक hipnotican hipnotikus hipnotis dáleiðslu- ipnotico 催眠の 최면 상태의 hipnozės hipnotisks; hipnozes- hipnotik hypnotisch hypnotisk, søvndyssende hipnotyczny خوب راوړنکی hipnótico hipnotic гипнотический hypnotický hipnotičen hipnotički hypnotisk ที่เกี่ยวกับการสะกดจิต hipnotik 催眠的 гіпнотичний تنویم پیدا کرنے والا bị thôi miên 催眠的
ˈhypnotize, ˈhypnotise verb1. to put in a state of hypnosis. The hypnotist hypnotized three people from the audience. hipnotiseer يُنَوِّم مِغْناطيسيّا хипнотизирам hipnotizar hypnotizovat hypnotisieren hypnotisere υπνωτίζω hipnotizar hüpnotiseerima هيپنوتيزم كردن hypnotisoida hypnotiser לְהַפּנֵט सम्मोहित करना hipnotizirati hipnotizál menghipnotis dáleiða ipnotizzare 催眠をかける 최면술을 걸다 hipnotizuoti hipnotizēt menghipnosis hypnotiseren hypnotisere hipnotyzować هیپنوتیزم کول hipnotizar a hipnotiza гипнотизировать hypnotizovať hipnotizirati hipnotisati hypnotisera สะกดจิต hipnotize etmek, uyutmak 催眠 гіпнотизувати کسی پر عمل تنویم کرنا thôi miên 使进入催眠状态
2. to fascinate completely. Her beauty hypnotized him. hipnotiseer يَخْلُب اللب، يُسَيْطِر على التَّفْكير хипнотизирам fascinar hypnotizovat hypnotisieren hypnotisere υπνωτίζω, σαγηνεύω hipnotizar, fascinar, encantar lummama مسحور كردن lumota hypnotiser לְהַפּנֵט मोहित करना ocarati, hipnotizirati hipnotizál mempesona heilla ipnotizzare 〜を魅了する 매료시키다 hipnotizuoti hipnotizēt memukau hypnotiseren, fascineren, helemaal in beslag nemen hypnotisere, trollbinde hipnotyzować مسحورول fascinar a fascina пленять hypnotizovať prevzeti hipnotisati hypnotisera สะกด hayran bırakmak, büyülemek 使著迷 гіпнотизувати لبھانا làm mê mẩn 使着迷
ˈhypnotism noun the art of producing hypnosis. hipnotisme تَنْويم مِغْناطيسي хипноза hipnotismo hypnotismus die Hypnose hypnose υπνωτισμός hipnotismo hüpnotiseerimine دانش هيپنوتيزم hypnotismi hypnotisme היפנוזה सम्मोहकता hipnotizam hipnotizmus hipnotisme dáleiðsla ipnotismo 催眠術 최면학 hipnotizavimas hipnotisms hipnotisme hypnotisme hypnosekunst hipnotyzm دهیپنوتیزم علم hipnotismo hipnotism гипнотизм hypnotizmus hipnotiziranje hipnotizam hypnotism, hypnos การสะกดจิต hipnotizma 催眠術 гіпнотизм تنویمیات thuật thôi miên 催眠术
ˈhypnotist noun hipnotiseur مُنَوِّم مِغْناطيسي хипнотизатор hipnotizador hypnotizér der Hypnotiseur hypnotisør υπνωτιστής hipnotizador hüpnotiseerija هيپنوتيزم كننده hypnotisoija hypnotiseur מְהַפּנֵט सम्मोहक hipnotizer hipnotizőr ahli hipnotis dávaldur ipnotizzatore, ipnotizzatrice 催眠術師 최면술사 hipnotizuotojas hipnotizētājs hipnotis hypnotiseur hypnotisør hipnotyzer هیپنوتیزم کوونکی hipnotizador hipnotizator гипнотизёр hypnotizér hipnotizer hipnotizer hypnotisör นักสะกดจิต hipnotizmacı 催眠者 гіпнотизер ماہر تنویم nhà thôi miên 施行催眠术的人
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hyp·no·sis
n. hipnosis, estado sugestivo durante el cual la persona sometida responde a mandatos siempre que estos no contradigan convicciones arraigadas.
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hypnosis
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