单词 | hypnotic |
释义 | hypnoticadj.n. A. adj. 1. Inducing sleep; soporific. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [adjective] > causing or inducing sleep sleepingc1369 sleepy1398 lullingc1440 somnolentc1475 sleepery1513 sleeprife1513 narcotic1526 opiate1543 breed-sleep1582 somnoriferous1583 drowsy1590 dormitive1593 soporiferous1601 somniferous1602 sleep-bringing1605 dormitary1609 hypnotic1625 dormitory1631 papaverous1646 dormant1654 hypnotical1657 somnifyinga1661 sleepifying1662 slumberous1667 soporific1690 somnific1721 somniculous1820 somnorific1865 soporous1866 drowsing1881 narcoleptic1984 the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > sedatives, antispasmodics, etc. > [adjective] > sedative, narcotic, or hypnotic stupefactive?a1425 sedativec1425 narcotic1526 opiate1543 narcotical1587 soporiferous1601 hypnotic1625 soporative1629 pacative1664 opiative1674 opiatic1678 thebaic1746 soporific1775 narcotico-acrid1815 depressant1887 opiumy1891 1625 J. Hart Anat. Urines i. ii. 31 Not neglecting hypnoticke, cordiall, and deoppilatiue medicines. 1739 J. Sparrow tr. H. F. Le Dran Observ. Surg. xcv. 313 Hypnotick Draughts constantly repeated. 1876 T. Bryant Pract. Surg. (ed. 2) I. vi. 247 The hydrate of chloral is a drug of great value, as possessing hypnotic qualities without the evils attendant on other drugs of this class. 2. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of hypnotism or ‘nervous sleep’; accompanied by hypnotism; producing hypnotism, hypnotizing. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > hypnotic state > [adjective] hypnotic1843 electrobiological1849 biomagnetic?1882 cataplectic1883 1843 J. Braid Neurypnology 7 In respect to the Neuro-Hypnotic state induced by the method explained in this treatise. 1843 J. Braid Neurypnology 14 The method I now recommend for inducing the hypnotic condition. 1847–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. i. 696/2 Some remarkable connection between the state of the eyes and condition of the brain and spinal cord, during the hypnotic state. 1874 H. Maudsley Respons. in Mental Dis. vii. 238 In the hypnotic or so-called mesmeric state. 1884 E. Gurney in Mind Jan. 115 A gradual and continuous decline of hypnotic waking into hypnotic sleep. 1892 19th Cent. Jan. 24 To this day the..Fakirs of India throw themselves into a state of hypnotic ecstasy. 1898 Times 13 July 3/6 If they were going to suggest that the will had been obtained by hypnotic suggestion. 3. Susceptible to hypnotism; hypnotizable. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > hypnotic state > [adjective] > capable of being hypnotized hypnotic1881 hypnotizable1885 the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [adjective] > relating to mesmerism > inducing or affected by > capable of being affected mesmerizable1840 hypnotic1881 hypnotizable1885 suggestible1890 1881 Standard 29 Jan. The unfortunate young man was..‘hypnotic’. 1892 E. Hart in Brit. Med. Jrnl. 3 Dec. 1220 The confirmed and trained hypnotic subject is a maimed individual in mind and body. B. n. 1. An agent that produces sleep; a sedative or soporific drug. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > sedatives, antispasmodics, etc. > [noun] > hypnotic poppy seed1640 hypnotic1681 somniferic1694 soporific1699 soporative1770 1681 Table of Hard Words in S. Pordage tr. T. Willis Remaining Med. Wks. Hypnotic, a medicine that causes sleep. 1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician xiv. 489 Hypnoticks are oft necessary in this Disease. 1787 T. Best Conc. Treat. Angling (ed. 2) 70 Evident to all who know the nature and operation of hypnotics. 1874 W. B. Carpenter Princ. Mental Physiol. (1879) ii. xv. 576 The droning voice of a heavy reader on a dull subject, is often a most effectual hypnotic. 1876 J. Harley Royle's Man. Materia Med. (ed. 6) 344 In moderate doses chloral hydrate is a pure hypnotic. 2. A person under the influence of hypnotism. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > hypnotic state > [noun] > person under influence of hypnotism sleepwalker1747 hypnotic1888 1888 C. L. Norton in N. Amer. Rev. June 705 It is a recognized fact that the senses of hypnotics fall completely under the control of the hypnotizer. 1893 E. Hart in Brit. Med. Jrnl. 11 Feb. 302 The hypnotic under the influence of suggestion is capable of becoming a dangerous lunatic of a new kind. Draft additions April 2010 hypnotic regression n. [after French régression hypnotique (1917 in the passage translated in quot. 1920)] regression (regression n. 3c) induced by hypnosis; an instance of this; cf. regression hypnosis n. at regression n. Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1920 A. K. Gray tr. L. Chevreuil Proofs of Spirit World iv. 77 A young Swiss girl who, by a phenomenon of hypnotic regression, finds again fragments of ancient impressions. 1954 Science 9 Apr. 473/2 We suggest that many descriptions of hypnotic regression also consist of confabulations and simulated behavior. 2001 R. Webster Pract. Guide Past-life Memories vi. 86 It is a good idea to visit a hypnotherapist for your first hypnotic regression. Draft additions January 2018 hypnotic birth n. a method of managing pain and anxiety during childbirth, involving various therapeutic relaxation techniques, such as deep breathing and visualization; a birth that occurs using this method.Hypnobirth is now the more common term (see hypnobirth n. at hypno- comb. form Additions). ΚΠ 1900 C. Watson Encycl. Medica V. 105 Many instances of painless hypnotic birth are reported by modern observers. 1936 San Mateo (Calif.) Times 27 July 1/5 Hypnotic Birth in Ohio Held Success... The first case of childbirth by hypnotism in Columbus medical history was recorded today as a ‘complete success’. 2012 Sunday Mail (S. Austral.) (Nexis) 17 June (Suppl.) 19 Homebirth, freebirth, waterbirth, hypnotic birth.., there's a first-world menu of options for anyone who wishes to select from it. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < |
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