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hypnoid

1 British  
/ ˈhɪpˌnɔɪd, hɪpˈnɔɪdəl /

adjective

  1. psychol of or relating to a state resembling sleep or hypnosis

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

hypnoid 2 British  
/ ˈhɪpˌnɔɪd /

adjective

  1. resembling a moss, specifically a moss of the genus Hypnum

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Etymology

Origin of hypnoid

from New Latin hypnum , from Greek hupnon a type of lichen, + -oid

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Breuer called this altered state of consciousness the hypnoid state, owing to its similarity to the state induced by hypnosis.

From Scientific American Jun. 30, 2015

Freud for his part was skeptical of the whole concept of hypnoid states.

From Scientific American Jun. 30, 2015

Instead, Breuer asserted the phenomenon of dissociation due to trauma, which was implicit in his theory of hypnoid states, was more fundamental.

From Scientific American Jun. 30, 2015

It is the post-hypnotic after-effectiveness which gives to the hypnoid and to the hypnotic states their importance for the treatment of the most exasperating symptoms.

From Psychotherapy by Münsterberg, Hugo

Thus there is no sharp demarcation between suggestions in a waking state and suggestions in a hypnoid state.

From Psychotherapy by Münsterberg, Hugo

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