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.

Origin of hypnoanalysis

1
First recorded in 1915–20; hypno- + analysis

Other words from hypnoanalysis

  • hyp·no·an·a·lyt·ic [hip-noh-an-l-it-ik], /ˌhɪp noʊˌæn lˈɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words Nearby hypnoanalysis

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British Dictionary definitions for hypnoanalysis

hypnoanalysis

/ (ˌhɪpnəʊəˈnælɪsɪs) /


noun
  1. psychol psychoanalysis conducted on a hypnotized person

Derived forms of hypnoanalysis

  • hypnoanalytic (ˌhɪpnəʊˌænəˈlɪtɪk), adjective

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