variants or hypno-
1
: sleep
hypnopompic
2
: hypnotism
hypnotherapy

Word History

Etymology

French, from Late Latin, from Greek, from hypnos — more at somnolent

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“Hypn-.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypn-. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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