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Hypnotism

noun/hˈɪpnətˌɪzəm/
Definition
the act of inducing hypnosis
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/hˈɪpnətˌɪzəm/
🇬🇧British English
/hˈɛlmɪtɪd/
🇮🇳Indian English
/hˈɛlmɪtɪd/
3 syllables Say it as /hˈɪpnətˌɪzəm/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
hypnotistnouna person who induces hypnosis
mesmericadjectiveattracting and holding interest as if by a spell
mesmeristnouna person who induces hypnosis
mesmerizernouna person who induces hypnosis
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Hypnotismus
der Akt der Einleitung einer Hypnose
🇫🇷French
hypnotisme
l'acte d'induire l'hypnose
🇪🇸Spanish
hipnotismo
el acto de inducir la hipnosis
🇮🇹Italian
ipnotismo
l'atto di indurre l'ipnosi
🇳🇱Dutch
hypnotisme
de handeling van het induceren van hypnose
🇵🇹Portuguese
hipnotismo
o ato de induzir a hipnose
🇷🇺Russian
гипноз
акт наведения гипноза
India
🇮🇳Hindi
सम्मोहन
सम्मोहन उत्पन्न करने की क्रिया
🇧🇩Bengali
সম্মোহন
সম্মোহন প্ররোচিত করার কাজ
🇮🇳Tamil
ஹிப்னாடிசம்
ஹிப்னாஸிஸைத் தூண்டும் செயல்
🇮🇳Telugu
హిప్నాటిజం
హిప్నాసిస్‌ను ప్రేరేపించే చర్య
🇮🇳Marathi
संमोहन
संमोहन प्रेरित करण्याची क्रिया
🇮🇳Gujarati
હિપ્નોટિઝમ
હિપ્નોસિસ પ્રેરિત કરવાની ક્રિયા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸಂಮೋಹನ
ಸಂಮೋಹನವನ್ನು ಪ್ರಚೋದಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഹിപ്നോട്ടിസം
ഹിപ്നോസിസിനെ പ്രേരിപ്പിക്കുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਹਿਪਨੋਟਿਜ਼ਮ
ਹਿਪਨੋਸਿਸ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਿਤ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ
🇵🇰Urdu
ہپناٹزم
سموہن دلانے کا عمل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
催眠术
诱导催眠的行为
🇯🇵Japanese
催眠術
催眠術を誘発する行為
🇰🇷Korean
최면술
최면을 유도하는 행위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
thôi miên
hành động gây thôi miên
🇹🇭Thai
การสะกดจิต
การกระทำที่ทำให้เกิดการสะกดจิต
🇮🇩Indonesian
hipnotisme
tindakan menginduksi hipnosis
🇵🇭Filipino
hipnotismo
ang pagkilos ng pag-uudyok ng hipnosis
🇲🇾Malay
hipnotisme
tindakan mendorong hipnosis
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
التنويم المغناطيسي
فعل إحداث التنويم المغناطيسي
🇮🇷Persian
هیپنوتیزم
عمل القای هیپنوتیزم
🇹🇷Turkish
hipnotizma
hipnoz yaratma eylemi
🇮🇱Hebrew
הִיפּנוֹזָה
פעולת השראת היפנוזה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'hypnotism'?
The primary meaning of 'hypnotism' is 'the act of inducing hypnosis'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'hypnotism' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'hypnotism' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'hypnotism' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'hypnotism' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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