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HYPNOSIS
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Irregular inflected form: hypnoses
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("hypnosis" is a kind of...):
mental condition; mental state; psychological condition; psychological state ((psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hypnosis"):
self-hypnosis (hypnosis induced by yourself)
Derivation:
hypnotic (attracting and holding interest as if by a spell)
hypnotise; hypnotize (induce hypnosis in)
Context examples:
The study, prevention, and treatment of medical and psychosomatic disorders and of undesirable behaviors, such as overeating and substance abuse, by the application of behavior therapy techniques, such as biofeedback, relaxation training, and hypnosis.
(Behavioral Medicine, NCI Thesaurus)
Hypnosis is a type of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).
(Hypnosis, NCI Dictionary)
