hypnotherapy

American  

[hip-noh-ther-uh-pee] / ˌhɪp noʊˈθɛr ə pi /

noun

1. treatment of a symptom, disease, or addiction by means of hypnotism.

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hypnotherapy British  

/ ˌhɪpnəʊˈθɛrəpɪ /

noun

1. the use of hypnosis in the treatment of emotional and psychogenic problems

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Other Word Forms

• hypnotherapist
  noun

Etymology

Origin of hypnotherapy

First recorded in 1895–1900; hypno- + therapy

Example Sentences

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hypnotherapy

As deputy leader of the Green Party, he told LBC radio he "never believed that" women's breasts can be enlarged through hypnotherapy.

From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026

The Second Piano Concerto was the first piece Rachmaninoff wrote after the fiasco of his First Symphony; he dedicated it to the doctor who treated his creative block with hypnotherapy.

From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2024

Spiegel, the Jack, Lulu, and Sam Willson Professor in Medicine, has devoted decades to studying hypnotherapy and using it to help patients control pain, lower stress, stop smoking and more.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 4, 2024

Patients whose symptoms worsen with stress may also benefit from seeing a therapist who specializes in gut health and who uses techniques like cognitive behavioral therapy and hypnotherapy to reduce acid reflux symptoms.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2023

When I get to the library, 1 plan to do some research and find out whether hypnotherapy could make me remember, whether it is in fact possible to recover that lost time.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins