hypnoanalysis

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

/ ˌhɪp noʊ əˈnæl ə sɪs /

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noun

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.

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Origin of hypnoanalysis

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

hyphy, hypnagogic, hypnagogic image, hypnagogic state, hypno-, hypnoanalysis, hypnobirthing, hypnodrama, hypnogenesis, hypnograph, hypnoid

British Dictionary definitions for hypnoanalysis

hypnoanalysis

/ (ˌhɪpnəʊəˈnælɪsɪs) /

noun

psychol psychoanalysis conducted on a hypnotized person

Derived forms of hypnoanalysis

hypnoanalytic (ˌhɪpnəʊˌænəˈlɪtɪk), adjective

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