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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 • 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

The surrounding rocks are covered with jungermannias and hypnoid mosses.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Ross, Thomasina