hypnotism

H4Y4P3N1O1T1I1S1M3
/ˈhɪpnətɪzəm/

noun

The art of inducing hypnosis.

Similar
mesmerismsuggestion
UncommonScrabble 19
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounhypnotism (countable and uncountable, plural hypnotisms)

plural hypnotisms

  1. countableuncountableThe art of inducing hypnosis.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe act of inducing hypnosis

Similar
mesmerismsuggestion
Broader
influence
Also see
mesmerismsuggestion

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From hypnotise + -ism.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian хипнотизъм
  • хипнотизъм (hipnotizăm)hypnotism
Catalan hipnotisme
  • hipnotismehypnotism
Chinese Mandarin 催眠術 /催眠术
  • 催眠術 /催眠术 (cuīmiánshù)hypnotism
Esperanto hipnotismo
  • hipnotismohypnotism
Finnish hypnotismi
  • hypnotismihypnotism
French hypnotisme
  • hypnotismehypnotism
German Hypnotismus
  • Hypnotismushypnotism
Hindi सम्मोहन
  • सम्मोहन (sammohan)hypnotism
Irish hiopnóiseachas
  • hiopnóiseachashypnotism
Italian ipnotismo
  • ipnotismohypnotism
Japanese 催眠術
  • 催眠術 (saiminjutsu)hypnotism
Lithuanian hipnotizmas
  • hipnotizmashypnotism
Norwegian Bokmål hypnotisme
  • hypnotismehypnotism
Polish hipnoza
  • hipnozahypnotism
Portuguese hipnotismo
  • hipnotismohypnotism
Russian гипноти́зм
  • гипноти́зм (gipnotízm)hypnotism
Scottish Gaelic suainealas
  • suainealashypnotism
Spanish hipnotismo
  • hipnotismohypnotism
Swedish hypnotism
  • hypnotismhypnotism
Thai การสะกดจิต
  • การสะกดจิตhypnotism

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

pythonismphytonism
Cite this entry
APA

hypnotism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypnotism

MLA

“hypnotism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypnotism. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypnotism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypnotism.

Source: hypnotism on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.