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hypnosis

 noun
     
Related topics: Psychology, Psychiatry
hyp‧no‧sis [uncountable]
1MP a state similar to sleep, in which someone's thoughts and actions can be influenced by someone else
under hypnosis
While under hypnosis, the victim was able to describe her attacker.
2MP the act of producing this state
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