hypnotist
/'hipnətist/
Definition
- Noun:
- A person who induces hypnosis: A hypnotist is someone skilled in the practice of hypnosis, using techniques to guide a person into a trance-like state of focused attention, heightened suggestibility, and deep relaxation.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The hypnotist asked the volunteer to focus on a swinging watch.
- She consulted a certified hypnotist to help her quit smoking.
- The stage hypnotist entertained the audience with his amusing suggestions.
Advanced Usage
- "Clinical hypnotist": A hypnotist who uses hypnosis for therapeutic purposes, such as in psychotherapy or behavioral modification.
- The clinical hypnotist worked with the patient to manage chronic pain.
- "Stage hypnotist": A hypnotist who performs hypnosis as a form of entertainment for an audience.
- The stage hypnotist's show was both fascinating and hilarious.
Variants and Related Words
- Hypnosis (n): The state or practice of being hypnotized.
- He underwent hypnosis to recall the forgotten memory.
- Hypnotize (v): To induce hypnosis in someone; to capture someone's attention completely.
- The speaker's voice seemed to hypnotize the entire crowd.
- Hypnotic (adj): Relating to or inducing hypnosis; having a soothing or mesmerizing quality.
- The music had a hypnotic rhythm.
Synonyms
- Mesmerist: (Less common, historical) A person who practices mesmerism, an early form of hypnosis.
- Hypnotherapist: A therapist who uses hypnosis as a primary treatment tool.
Related Phrases
- To be under a hypnotist's spell: To be deeply influenced or controlled by a hypnotist's suggestions.
- The volunteer appeared to be completely under the hypnotist's spell.
- To visit/see a hypnotist: To go to a hypnotist for a session.
- He decided to see a hypnotist for help with his anxiety.
Noun
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a person who induces hypnosis
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