hypnotism

/ˈhɪpnətɪzəm/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhɪpnətɪzəm/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhip-nə-ˌti-zəm/ (ame, mw)

hypnotism — noun

1. the skill or use of guiding a person into a sleep-like calm where they will list

1.名詞C1
釋義

the skill or use of guiding a person into a sleep-like calm where they will listen to and follow what another person tells them.

例句

Imran studied hypnotism for years before helping patients quit smoking.

common subject area: study + hypnotism

The stage performer used hypnotism to make Lauren cluck like a chicken in front of the audience.

typical context: stage performance + use hypnotism to + verb

同義詞
  • mesmerism

    older, near-archaic term tied to 18th-century practitioner Mesmer; rarely used in modern clinical contexts

  • hypnotherapy

    specifically the therapeutic application of hypnotism for treating conditions like anxiety or pain

用法筆記

Uncountable noun — never *a hypnotism* or *hypnotisms*. Distinguish from 'hypnosis': hypnotism is the practice or skill of inducing the state, while hypnosis is the trance state itself.

常見錯誤

❌The therapist performed a hypnotism on me.
✅The therapist used hypnotism on me.
💡uncountable; no indefinite article.
❌After two hypnotisms, she felt better.
✅After two hypnotism sessions, she felt better.
💡no plural form; use 'sessions' as the countable unit.