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- au|to|hyp|no|tism « toh HIHP nuh tihz uhm», noun.= autohypnosis. (Cf. ↑autohypnosis)
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hyp|no|tism — «HIHP nuh tihz uhm», noun. 1. the act or process of putting into a sleeplike state; hypnotizing. 2. the science dealing with hypnosis. 3. a hypnotic condition … Useful english dictionary
hyp·no·tism — /ˈhıpnəˌtızəm/ noun [noncount] : the act or practice of putting people into a state of hypnosis a psychologist who employs hypnotism to treat his patients … Useful english dictionary
hyp — hyp·abyssal; hyp·acu·sic; hyp·algesia; hyp·al·lac·tic; hyp·apophysis; hyp·arterial; hyp·automorphic; hyp·axial; hyp·es·the·sia; hyp·na·ce·ae; hyp·na·gog·ic; hyp·nea; hyp·no·analysis; hyp·no·bryales; hyp·no·cyst; hyp·no·gen·e·sis;… … English syllables
tism — achro·ma·tism; ag·no·e·tism; agram·ma·tism; al·lo·er·o·tism; an·a·bap·tism; an·a·gram·ma·tism; anath·e·ma·tism; an·ti·pe·do·bap·tism; an·ti sem·i·tism; aph·thar·to·do·ce·tism; aplan·a·tism; aplan·e·tism; ar·is·toc·ra·tism; astig·ma·tism;… … English syllables
hypnotism — hyp•no•tism [[t]ˈhɪp nəˌtɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) med the study or practice of inducing hypnosis 2) psl the act of hypnotizing 3) psl hypnosis 1) • Etymology: shortening of neuro hypnotism, term introduced by British surgeon James Braid (1795–1860) in… … From formal English to slang
hypnotism — hyp|no|tism [ hıpnə,tızəm ] noun uncount the practice of HYPNOTIZING people … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hypnotism — hyp·no·tism … English syllables
hypnotism — 1. The process or act of inducing hypnosis. SYN: somnolism. 2. The practice or study of hypnosis. See mesmerism. [G. hypnos, sleep] * * * hyp·no·tism hip nə .tiz əm n 1) the study or ac … Medical dictionary
Autohypnotism — Au to*hyp no*tism, n. [Auto + hypnotism.] Hypnotism of one s self by concentration of the attention on some object or idea. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hypnosis — Hypnotism Hyp no*tism, n. [Gr. ? sleep: cf. F. hypnotisme.] 1. A form of sleep or trance, in some respects resembling somnambulism, but brought on by artificial means, in which there is an unusual suspension of some powers, and an unusual… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
