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hypnosis

/hɪpˈnəʊ.sɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.25 in modern English

Syllables
hyp-no-sis
IPA
/hɪpˈnəʊ.sɪs/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A trancelike state, artificially induced, in which a person has a heightened suggestibility, and in which suppressed memories may be experienced.

Uncountable

noun

The practice of inducing hypnosis; hypnotism.

Uncountable

noun

Any of various sleep-like conditions.

Countable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swep-der. Proto-Indo-European *supnós Proto-Hellenic *húpnos Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos) Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Ancient Greek ὑπνόω (hupnóō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek ὕπνωσις (húpnōsis)lbor. English hypnosis 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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ὕπνωσις

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /hɪpˈnəʊ.sɪs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

hypnoses (plural)

Derived Forms

autohypnosis clipnosis hopenosis narcohypnosis parahypnosis posthypnosis prehypnosis rehypnosis

Phrases

highway hypnosis line hypnosis road hypnosis

Frequently Paired Words

hypnotic hypnotism hypnotist hypnotize hypnotise mesmerism somnolism

Rhymes With

diagnosis prognosis sclerosis psychosis fibrosis necrosis cirrhosis thrombosis symbiosis neurosis meiosis acidosis

Questions

How do you pronounce hypnosis?
The recorded pronunciation is /hɪpˈnəʊ.sɪs/.
What does hypnosis mean?
A trancelike state, artificially induced, in which a person has a heightened suggestibility, and in which suppressed memories may be experienced.
Where does hypnosis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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