parahypnosis

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noun

Any of various forms of disordered sleep.

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Meanings

nounparahypnosis (uncountable)
  1. dateduncountableAny of various forms of disordered sleep.

    For example, we know that TV has the effect on us of triggering (among many other processes) an alpha-response, a brainwave summation that, in its relaxation, often leads into parahypnosis.

    1988, Semiotic Society of America, Semiotics, page 317

Origin

From para- + hypnosis.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with parahypnosis

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APA

parahypnosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parahypnosis

MLA

“parahypnosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parahypnosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parahypnosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parahypnosis.

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