hypnoanalysis

[ hip-noh-uh-nal-uh-sis ]

noun

1. a method of psychoanalysis in which a patient is put into hypnosis in an attempt to secure analytic data, free associations, and early emotional reactions.

hypnoanalysis

/ ˌhɪpnəʊˌænəˈlɪtɪk; ˌhɪpnəʊəˈnælɪsɪs /

noun

1. psychol psychoanalysis conducted on a hypnotized person

Derived Forms

• hypnoanalytic, adjective

Other Words From

• hyp·no·an·a·lyt·ic [hip-noh-an-l-, it, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypnoanalysis¹

First recorded in 1915–20; hypno- + analysis