hypnotic
[ hip-not-ik ]
/ hɪpˈnɒt ɪk /
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hypnotic
/ (hɪpˈnɒtɪk) /
adjective
of, relating to, or producing hypnosis or sleep
(of a person) susceptible to hypnotism
noun
a drug or agent that induces sleep
a person susceptible to hypnosis
Derived forms of hypnotic
hypnotically, adverbWord Origin for hypnotic
C17: from Late Latin hypnōticus, from Greek hupnōtikos, from hupnoun to put to sleep, from hupnos sleep
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