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hypnogenesis

hypnogenesis

9.9
To make someone fall asleep or enter hypnosis
  • noun
  • /hɪpnəˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : hipnogenia
  • The doctor used hypnogenesis to help the patient overcome anxiety.

Examples

  • Studying hypnogenesis can reveal much about the mechanisms of sleep induction.

  • Early research into hypnogenesis led to advancements in hypnosis therapy.

  • The therapist specializes in hypnogenesis techniques.

  • Can hypnogenesis help with anxiety?

  • Researchers are exploring the effects of hypnogenesis on improving sleep quality.

  • The practitioner carefully explained how hypnogenesis can be used to facilitate relaxation.

  • Many believe that hypnogenesis is an effective method for managing chronic stress.

Synonyms

hypnotism
vshypnogenesis
  • Specialized
8 6.7

A state like sleep when a person accepts suggestions

induces actual sleep or sleep onset rather than heightened suggestibility

Antonyms

wakefulness
4 4.7

A period when you are not sleeping, often because you cannot fall asleep at night

Surface Forms

hypnogenesis singular
hypnogeneses plural

Morphology

hypnogenesis = hypno + genesis

Built from the combining form 'hypno-' (sleep) and the noun 'genesis' (origin); the meaning is partly inferable but both elements are technical, so not fully obvious to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Hypnogenesis has two parts: hypno- meaning 'sleep' and -genesis meaning 'origin' or 'creation', like in genesis or generate. So Hypnogenesis means the 'start' or 'making' of sleep or hypnosis, which is why we use it for the process of causing sleep.