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hyp·no·tism

(hĭp′nə-tĭz′əm)

1. The theory or practice of inducing hypnosis.

2. The act of inducing hypnosis.

hyp′no·tist n.

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hypnotism

(ˈhɪpnəˌtɪzəm)

1. (Psychology) the scientific study and practice of hypnosis

2. (Psychology) the process of inducing hypnosis

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hyp•no•tism

(ˈhɪp nəˌtɪz əm)

n.

1. the study or practice of inducing hypnosis.

2. the act of hypnotizing.

3. hypnosis (def. 1).

[shortening of neuro-hypnotism, term introduced by British surgeon James Braid (1795–1860) in 1842; see hypnotic, -ism]

hyp′no•tist, n.

hypnotism

1. the science dealing with the induction of hypnosis, especially for therapeutic purposes.
2. the act of inducing hypnosis; hypnotizing.
3. hypnosis. — hypnotist, n. — hypnotistic, adj.

hypnotism

[ˈhɪpnətɪzəm] N → hipnotismo m

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hypnotism

[ˈhɪpnətɪz^əm] n → hypnotisme m

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hypnotism

n → Hypnotismus m; (= act) → Hypnotisierung f

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hypnotism

[ˈhɪpnətɪz/əm] n → ipnotismo

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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 verb

1. 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

hyp·no·tism

n. hipnotismo, práctica de la hipnosis.

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