hypnoid

¹ British  

/ ˈhɪpˌnɔɪd, hɪpˈnɔɪdəl /

adjective

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

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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

Example Sentences

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

From Scientific American

To the medical mind these ecstasies signify nothing but suggested hypnoid states, on an intellectual basis of superstition, and a corporeal one of degeneration and hysteria.

From Project Gutenberg

The expectation that something wonderful will happen can even produce an almost hypnoid state.

From Project Gutenberg

To the medical mind these ecstasies signify nothing but suggested and imitated hypnoid states, on an intellectual basis of superstition, and a corporeal one of degeneration and hysteria.

From Project Gutenberg

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