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hypnopompic

[ hip-nuh-pom-pik ]

adjective

, Psychology.
  1. of or relating to the semiconscious state prior to complete wakefulness.


hypnopompic

/ ˌhɪpnəʊˈpɒmpɪk /

adjective

  1. psychol relating to the state existing between sleep and full waking, characterized by the persistence of dreamlike imagery See also hypnagogic
“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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hypnopompic1

1900–05; hypno- + Greek pomp ( ) sending away ( pomp ) + -ic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hypnopompic1

C20: from hypno- + Greek pompē a sending forth, escort + -ic ; see pomp
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Example Sentences

Nighttime “visitations” may be chalked up to sleep deprivation, to hypnagogic or hypnopompic hallucinations.

The last dreams of the night or hypnopompic visions generally dramatize our awakening in picturesque, symbolical fashion.

The hypnopompic hallucinations described by Myers arise in the same way.

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