One entry found for hypnosis.

Main Entry: hyp·no·sis
Pronunciation: hip-n-ss
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural hyp·no·ses /-n-sz/
Etymology: scientific Latin hypnosis "hypnosis," derived from Greek hypnos "sleep," from Hypnos "the Greek god of sleep"
: a trancelike state resembling sleep that is caused in a person by another whose suggestions are readily accepted and acted upon by the person in this state