hypnagogic

[ hip-nuh-goj-ik, -goh-jik ]
/ ˌhɪp nəˈgɒdʒ ɪk, -ˈgoʊ dʒɪk /
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adjective

of or relating to drowsiness.
inducing drowsiness.

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Origin of hypnagogic

First recorded in 1885–90; from French hypnagogique; see hypn-, -agogue, -ic.See Hypnos

Words nearby hypnagogic

hyphen help, hyphenize, hyphidrosis, hyphopodium, hyphy, hypnagogic, hypnagogic image, hypnagogic state, hypnagogue, hypnapagogic, hypnesthesia
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Words related to hypnagogic

surreal, hypnotic, narcotic, somnolent, soporific, somniferous, soporiferous

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British Dictionary definitions for hypnagogic

hypnagogic

hypnogogic

/ (ˌhɪpnəˈɡɒdʒɪk) /

adjective

psychol of or relating to the state just before one is fully asleepSee also hypnagogic image, hypnopompic

Word Origin for hypnagogic

C19: from French hypnagogique; see hypno-, -agogic
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Medical definitions for hypnagogic

hypnagogic

adj.

Inducing sleep; soporific.
Of or relating to the state of drowsiness preceding sleep.
Relating to the images or hallucinations sometimes perceived during this state.
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