- hypnotic trance
- the state induced by hypnosis.
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hypnotic trance
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hypnotic trance — noun a trance induced by the use of hypnosis; the person accepts the suggestions of the hypnotist • Hypernyms: ↑trance … Useful english dictionary
trance — [tra:ns US træns] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: transe, from transir to pass away, become unconscious , from Latin transire; TRANSIENT1] 1.) a state in which you behave as if you were asleep but are still able to hear and understand… … Dictionary of contemporary English
trance — [ træns ] noun 1. ) count usually singular a state caused by HYPNOSIS in which someone can move and speak but is not conscious in a normal way: put someone in/into a trance: Her psychiatrist put her into a deep hypnotic trance. a ) a state in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
trance and hallucinations — The term trance comes from the Latin noun tran situs, which means passage. It is used as a generic term for various states of altered consciousness, notably those characterized by a markedly narrowed consciousness. Trance states are often… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
trance — Synonyms and related words: Walter Mitty, absence of mind, absentmindedness, absorption, abstractedness, abstraction, amnesia, animal hypnosis, autohypnosis, bemusement, brown study, castle building, catalepsy, cataleptic, cataleptic hypnosis,… … Moby Thesaurus
hypnotic — I UK [hɪpˈnɒtɪk] / US [hɪpˈnɑtɪk] adjective 1) a) something that is hypnotic makes you feel like sleeping, especially because it is repeated in a regular way The rhythmic beating of the drums had a hypnotic effect on him. b) making you unable to… … English dictionary
hypnotic — hyp|not|ic1 [hıpˈnɔtık US ˈna: ] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: hypnotique, from Greek, from hypnos sleep ] 1.) making you feel tired or unable to pay attention to anything else, especially because of a regularly repeated sound or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
trance — UK [trɑːns] / US [træns] noun Word forms trance : singular trance plural trances 1) a) [countable, usually singular] a state caused by hypnosis in which someone can move and speak but is not conscious in a normal way put someone in/into a trance … English dictionary
trance´like´ — trance1 «trans, trahns», noun, verb, tranced, tranc|ing. –n. 1. a condition somewhat like sleep, in which the mind seems to have left the body: »a hypnotic trance. SYNONYM(S): coma. 2. a dazed or stunned condition. 3 … Useful english dictionary
hypnotic — [hɪpˈnɒtɪk] adj 1) something that is hypnotic makes you feel like sleeping, because it is repeated in a regular way the hypnotic rhythm of the drums[/ex] 2) relating to hypnosis, or caused by hypnosis a hypnotic trance[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
