hypnotist

/'hipnətist/

Thân thiện

A hypnotist holds a pocket watch to help a person relax.

Definition

1. 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.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a person who induces hypnosis

Từ đồng nghĩa

• hypnotizer
• hypnotiser
• mesmerist
• mesmerizer