hypnosis
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6.2
- noun
- /hɪpˈnoʊsɪs/
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hipnosis
- Hypnosis is the perfect tool.
- effects of hypnosis
- hypnosis and attention
- susceptible to hypnosis
But have you ever used hypnosis to your advantage?
- But have you ever used hypnosis to your advantage?
- Nowadays I do NSDR or a Reverie sleep hypnosis almost every day.
- And he was sexually assaulting her under hypnosis in his office.
- Well, yeah, by the time I went into hypnosis, I had pretty much the whole thing in my head.
- I would maybe speak to ACBT person or do some therapy or some hypnosis.
- There's a video there about erotic hypnosis.
- And people can get lost, you know, I'm glad he said he's skeptical of hypnosis.
- Just like how the mass hypnosis continues to propagate and how we can start to dismantle that?
Examples
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But have you ever used hypnosis to your advantage?
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I had him under hypnosis for hours.
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There is no scientific explanation as to why hypnosis works, but it does.
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After thousands of hours of hypnosis therapy, I finally met my inner child.
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If you're open to a session, hypnosis can be therapeutic.
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The therapist guided her into a state of hypnosis to help her manage her anxiety.
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During the demonstration, the magician used hypnosis to make the volunteer act like a chicken.
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In clinical settings, hypnosis is often employed to alleviate chronic pain.
Synonyms
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7.1
A state when a person is not fully aware and cannot control their actions
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6.7
A state like sleep when a person accepts suggestions
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8.6
A very relaxed state where someone accepts another person's suggestions easily
A strong feeling of complete fascination that holds your attention
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.3
A way to make yourself very relaxed and focused to change thoughts or feelings
How Deep
Surface Forms
Morphology
hypnosis = hypno + sis
The element 'hypno-' is a non-productive Greek combining form (not a standalone English word), so an average B1 learner cannot derive the meaning 'state related to sleep' from the visible parts.
Etymology
Hypnosis comes from the old Greek word hypnos meaning 'sleep' and the ending -osis meaning 'a state'. So hypnosis is like a 'sleep-like' state, which is why the word describes a focused condition where a person is calm and open to suggestion.