hypnosis

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hypnosis /hɪpˈnəʊsɪs/

▶noun the induction of a state of consciousness in which a person loses the power of voluntary action and is highly responsive to suggestion or direction.

– origin C19: from Gk hupnos ‘sleep’ + -osis.

'hypnosis' also found in these Oxford entries:

abreaction - hypno- - hypnopaedia - hypnotherapy - hypnotic - hypnotism - hypnotize - parapsychology - trance

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