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hypnoidal

or hyp·noid

[ hip-noid-l or hip-noid ]

/ hɪpˈnɔɪd l or ˈhɪp nɔɪd /

adjective Psychology.

characterizing a state that resembles mild hypnosis but that is usually induced by other than hypnotic means.

Words nearby hypnoidal

hypnodrama, hypnogenesis, hypnogenic spot, hypnograph, hypnoid, hypnoidal, hypnolepsy, hypnology, hypnone, hypnopaedia, hypnopedia

Origin of hypnoidal

First recorded in 1895–1900; hypn- + -oid + -al¹

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for hypnoidal

You will ask why I cling to the use of hypnotism; or rather of hypnoidal states.
Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology|C. G. Jung
Or, again, is suggestion in the waking-state equivalent to suggestion in hypnoidal states?
Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology|C. G. Jung