hypnoid
- adjective
- /ˈhɪp.nɔɪd/
- Specialized
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hipnoide
- The therapist guided him into a hypnoid condition to help uncover hidden memories.
Examples
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When, by whatever means, an altered state of consciousness is achieved (hypnoid or dreamlike state), the person moves into a full "experience," living through the original traumatic event as if it were happening at this moment and manifesting the full emotional response that would have been appropriate at the time when the event took place; that is, when the suspended encounter is triggered, the threatening event is experienced as happening now, in full present time.
Academic text (1990) -
In the hypnoid phase of his sleep, he often experienced vivid dreams that felt almost real.
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During meditation, she entered a hypnoid state, feeling deeply relaxed and detached from her surroundings.
Synonyms
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Causing a person to enter a trance of deep calm and focus
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You are very still and not aware of things around you
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Feeling sleepy or making you want to sleep
Very quiet and still, as when someone is resting deeply
Calm and quiet in a way that makes you feel sleepy
A calm, quiet mood that makes you feel sleepy
Antonyms
How Hypnotic
Surface Forms
Morphology
hypnoid = hypnosis (transparent) = hypno + oid
Formed from the combining form 'hypno-' (related to sleep/hypnosis) plus the productive suffix '-oid' meaning 'resembling', so learners who know 'hypnosis' can infer the meaning.
Etymology
The word hypnoid comes from the root hypno-, which means 'sleep', and the ending -oid, which means 'like' or 'resembling'. The same hypno- is in hypnosis, so hypnoid describes something that is 'sleep-like' or like a hypnotic state.