Definitions
Trance-like state induced by suggestion or focused attention.
Word origin
From modern scholarly Ancient Greek ὕπνωσις (húpnōsis), which formation closes the derivational gap between the ancient words ὑπνόω (hupnóō, “I put to sleep”) and ὑπνωτικός (hupnōtikós, “sleep-inducing, soporific”). Ultimately traces back to ὕπνος (húpnos, “sleep”).
Used in a sentence
“clinical hypnosis”
“under hypnosis”
“self-hypnosis”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Suggested trance”8 letters
02“Trance-like state”8 letters
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