noun
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A person who is, or can be, hypnotized.
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A soporific substance.
adjective
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Of, or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
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(pharmaceutical effect) Inducing sleep; soporific.
Examples of hypnotic in a Sentence
She hesitated while her silver eyes swirled with hypnotic slowness.
He released her hand, but his eyes still held hers in a hypnotic trance that made her think of Dracula.
When a good sample is obtained it is a safe and efficient hypnotic, at any rate in the case of a European.
In the form of extract or tincture it is a valuable remedy in the hands of a medical man, either as an anodyne, a hypnotic or a sedative.
In India from the soma frenzy in the Vedas, through the mystic reveries of the Upanishads, and the hypnotic trances of the ancient Yoga, allied beliefs and practices had never lost their importance and their charm.
Of the other alkaloids narceine is hypnotic, like morphine and codeine, whilst thebaine, papaverine and narcotine have an action which resembles that of strychnine, and is, generally speaking, undesirable or dangerous if at all well marked.
The physiological derangement which is the basis of the abeyance of volition may, if hypnotism be profound, pass into more widespread derangement, exhibiting itself as the hypnotic lethargy.
When taken continuously the drug soon loses its power as a hypnotic. Its unpleasant taste usually prevents the formation of a paraldehyde habit, but it occasionally occurs with symptoms resembling delirium tremens.
Often it relieves vomiting, though in a few persons it may cause vomiting, but in far less degree than apomorphine, which is a powerful emetic. Opium has a more marked diaphoretic action than morphine, and is much less certain as a hypnotic and analgesic. There are a few therapeutic indications for the use of opium rather than morphine, but they are far less important than those which make the opposite demand.
It's also quite hypnotic; sounding a bit like rain falling on a caravan roof.
The mother gently rocked her tiny boy in a slow, hypnotic rhythm.
Mention should also be made of a third method which has hardly yet been tried, namely, that of endeavouring to isolate one of the three "directions" by the method of suggestion or even hypnotic trance observations.
Hence bromide of potassium - or bromide of sodium, which is possibly somewhat safer still though not quite so certain in its action - is used as a hypnotic, as the standard anaphrodisiac, as a sedative in mania and all forms of morbid mental excitement, and in hyperaesthesia of all kinds.
What James Hannam lacks in showmanship he makes up for with hypnotic beats and breaks.
For the same reason the phrase " an hypnotic trance " will not be used.
A green-eyed woman with plum-colored lipstick will look even more hypnotic.
Sometimes used as a synonym for hypnotic.
Layne made the hypnotic suggestion that this take place.
The vocal timbre is full of rich bass tones which can become almost hypnotic at times.
The sound of the rain crashing down and the raindrops bouncing off the road was very hypnotic and very relaxing.
These affirmations are profoundly hypnotic and soothing, allowing you to absorb the affirmation on a very deep level.
Last of the five tracks featured is " Ever Even " which has a slightly hypnotic quality to it.
Place a tape recorder approximately where a patient would sit and run through a hypnotic induction and suggestions.
As a simple example of how feedback loops can create some of the hypnotic effects that are commonly known we may take hand levitation.
In contrast to common misbelieve there is nothing weird or mysterious about the hypnotic state.
In his later prose memoirs, he records in hypnotic and possibly obsessive detail the joys of nature and countryside pursuits.
Later under hypnotic regression the witness was able to recall seeing a figure standing on the road then walking toward the vehicle.
The keyboards on this track are fabulous - a hypnotic sweeping melody reminiscent of fairgrounds.
The hypnotic state allows your subconscious mind to shut out daily distractions, and give deep consideration to any suggestions made to it.
In order to reach the hypnotic state, you must first allow your body to completely relax.
Don't try to make a concerted effort to let your mind go blank, let it happen gradually until you are no longer focusing on individual thoughts.Now we are going to use some imagery to help the mind descend into the hypnotic state.
A set of hypnotic vampire eyes would also blend well with this style.You might even decide to go totally tribal.
When in a hypnotic trance, suggestions can be planted in your mind that occur outside of the conscious thought process, yet still govern your behavior.
You will not do anything in a hypnotic state that you are unwilling to.
The hypnotic nature of the fishnet pattern gets pumped up exponentially with open-crotch styling, and it's rather suited to the boudoir, too.
It is sometimes hypnotic or droning in sound.
Those delicious milk chocolate eyes and long black lashes were hypnotic.
Hypnotic somnambulism and hypnotic catalepsy are not the only or the most profound changes of nervous condition that hypnosis can induce.
Bromural or a-bromisovaleryl urea, NH 2 C0 NH C0 CHBr CH(CH 3) 2, has been introduced as an hypnotic; its action is mild, and interfered with by the presence of pain, cough or delirium.
Simply put, a hypnotic anchor is an association to any life memory.
These patterns form a hypnotic backdrop to the slow haunting melody - fabulous stuff.
Alexis Didier was the younger and more gifted of two brothers who both demonstrated clairvoyance when put into a hypnotic trance.
Its repetitive riffs and percussion become almost cyclical and hypnotic while slight variations keep pulling you in.
Over a hypnotic drumbeat, the vocals are split and phased, comin ' at you from each speaker in a double attack.
Strangely hypnotic blue ball machine type thingy, should be experienced with the sound on to get the full effect.
Sometimes, of course, the hypnotic influence is so strong that a single treatment will produce an apparently permanent cure.
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He was neither a wit nor a croquet champion, a hypnotic force nor a begetter of amateur theatricals.
The process to master hypnotic selling is the same way you would eat a watermelon; one bite at a time.
It should be noted that expectations favourable to the new idea had already been created by the interest in mesmerism and the phenomena of hypnotic trance (see Hypnotism), widely diffused at this time both in America and Europe.