hypno
Prefix for mesmerism
Hypno is a combining form and slang clipping relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
It appears in compounds like hypnotherapy and hypnobirthing.
In informal contexts, especially online, hypno serves as shorthand for hypnosis-related content or fetish material: She's really into hypno.
The prefix suggests trance states, mind control, or suggestibility.
Induced into trance state
- inductionFormal admission process
- tranceSemiconscious, unresponsive condition
- suggestibilityReadiness to accept influence
- deep sleepUnconsciousness hard to rouse
relaxation · fixation · pendulum · spiral · pocket watch · swinging · drowsy · going under
Unpaid willing participant
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
- SvengaliManipulative, dominating influence
- mind readerOne who perceives thoughts
- mentalistSupposed thought reader
Workplace comedy classic
- SvengaliManipulative, dominating influence
- mind control deviceApparatus overriding mental autonomy
- zombie walkLurching, stiff-limbed movement
- snapping fingersPercussive digit gesture
Directing another's thoughts
- brainwashingCoercive psychological manipulation
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
- subliminalBelow threshold of awareness
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
coercion · susceptibility · compliance · obedience · cult · programming · Manchurian candidate · thought control
Curve winding around center
- swirlRotating, curving movement
- concentric circlesRings with shared midpoint
- black and whiteWithout middle ground
- optical illusionMisleading visual perception
psychedelic · trippy · kaleidoscope · vortex · pinwheel
Return to former state
- past-lifePrevious bodily existence
- smoking cessationDiscontinuing cigarette use
- weight lossReduction in body mass
- anxiety reliefEasing of mental distress
pain management · age regression · abreaction · session · repressed memory · psychoanalysis · relaxation technique
hypnotized
Induced into trance state
- inductionFormal admission process
- tranceSemiconscious, unresponsive condition
- suggestibilityReadiness to accept influence
deep sleep · relaxation · fixation · pendulum · spiral · pocket watch · swinging · drowsy · going under · counting down
volunteer
Unpaid willing participant
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
- SvengaliManipulative, dominating influence
- mind readerOne who perceives thoughts
Office Space
Workplace comedy classic
- SvengaliManipulative, dominating influence
- mind control deviceApparatus overriding mental autonomy
- zombie walkLurching, stiff-limbed movement
mind control
Directing another's thoughts
- brainwashingCoercive psychological manipulation
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
- subliminalBelow threshold of awareness
manipulation · coercion · susceptibility · compliance · obedience · cult · programming · Manchurian candidate · thought control · propaganda
spiral
Curve winding around center
- swirlRotating, curving movement
- concentric circlesRings with shared midpoint
- black and whiteWithout middle ground
optical illusion · psychedelic · trippy · kaleidoscope · vortex · pinwheel
regression
Return to former state
- past-lifePrevious bodily existence
- smoking cessationDiscontinuing cigarette use
- weight lossReduction in body mass
anxiety relief · pain management · age regression · abreaction · session · repressed memory · psychoanalysis · relaxation technique
hypnowakefulness
State of being conscious
alertness · vigilance · consciousness · arousal · stimulation
hypnoautonomy
Independent decision-making capacity
self-control · resistance · willfulness · defiance · lucid
- hypnotic tranceInduced suggestible consciousness
- hypnotic suggestionCommand given under trance
- highway hypnosisTrance from monotonous driving
- road hypnosisDrowsy trance from monotonous driving
- stage hypnosisTheatrical induction of trance
- stage hypnotistEntertainer suggesting acts onstage
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