ALL meanings of hypnosis
hyp·no·sis
H h - noun hypnosis induced trance 1
- noun hypnosis The induction of a state of consciousness in which a person apparently loses the power of voluntary action and is highly responsive to suggestion or direction. Its use in therapy, typically to recover suppressed memories or to allow modification of behavior by suggestion, has been revived but is still controversial. 1
- noun plural hypnosis an artificially induced trance state resembling sleep, characterized by heightened susceptibility to suggestion. 1
- abbreviation HYPNOSIS hypnotism. 1
- uncountable noun hypnosis Hypnosis is a state in which a person seems to be asleep but can still see, hear, or respond to things said to them. 0
- uncountable noun hypnosis Hypnosis is the art or practice of hypnotizing people. 0
- noun hypnosis an artificially induced state of relaxation and concentration in which deeper parts of the mind become more accessible: used clinically to reduce reaction to pain, to encourage free association, etc 0
- noun hypnosis a trancelike condition usually induced by another person, in which the subject is in a state of altered consciousness and responds, with certain limitations, to the suggestions of the hypnotist 0
- abbreviation HYPNOSIS hypnotism 0