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hypnopompic
[ hip-nuh-pom-pik ]
adjective
Psychology.
- of or relating to the semiconscious state prior to complete wakefulness.
hypnopompic
/ ˌhɪpnəʊˈpɒmpɪk /
adjective
- psychol relating to the state existing between sleep and full waking, characterized by the persistence of dreamlike imagery See also hypnagogic
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hypnopompic1
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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
That's the trouble with our society: it doesn't know whether it's coming or going, arriving in hypnopompic splendour, or departing in a dusty puff of benzodiazepines.
From The Guardian
Magdalena woke up in a hypnopompic state.
From BBC
Better get my sucketysucketysuck hypnopompic lips in gear :::: Whoosh.
From The Guardian
Magadalena plumped her hypnopompic labioplastic lips :::: Madre.
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He could no be so stupido to use a word like hypnopompic twice :::: "Get away from my white linen suit," Tomtomtom Tomed.
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