as in hypnotism
the art or act of inducing in a person a sleeplike state during which he or she readily follows suggestions
with hypnosis there's some question as to just how involuntary the actions of the hypnotized person really are
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The thing about hypnosis is that the client is in control the entire time.
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Essence, 7 Jan. 2025
Inspired by the Dadaist rejection of logic and embrace of nonsense, Breton also drew on Jean-Martin Charcot and Sigmund Freud’s theories of hypnosis, free association, and the subconscious.
—Jessica Iredale, airmail.news, 3 Aug. 2024
As a teenager, Neil worked for the Church of Scientology for three years as an auditor, a minister of the church who conducts a process some have likened to hypnosis.
—Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
What are some of the other benefits of using hypnosis?
—Essence, 7 Jan. 2025
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Essence, 7 Jan. 2025
Inspired by the Dadaist rejection of logic and embrace of nonsense, Breton also drew on Jean-Martin Charcot and Sigmund Freud’s theories of hypnosis, free association, and the subconscious.
—Jessica Iredale, airmail.news, 3 Aug. 2024
As a teenager, Neil worked for the Church of Scientology for three years as an auditor, a minister of the church who conducts a process some have likened to hypnosis.
—Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
What are some of the other benefits of using hypnosis?
—Essence, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Hypnosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypnosis. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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