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hypnomania

hypnomania noun: a condition where a previously hypnotized subject develops a morbid craving for hypnosis.

Noun

hypnomania (uncountable)

  1. A condition where a previously hypnotized subject develops a morbid craving for hypnosis.

Origin of hypnomania

First discovered in the writings of Hyppolite Bernheim, the condition was originally referred to as a "morbid craving for hypnosis". The term hypnomania would be coined much later.

Questions about hypnomania

What does hypnomania mean?
Hypnomania means a condition where a previously hypnotized subject develops a morbid craving for hypnosis.
What part of speech is hypnomania?
Hypnomania is a noun.

Words near hypnomania in the dictionary

  1. hypnologic
  2. hypnological
  3. hypnologist
  4. hypnologists
  5. hypnology
  6. hypnomania
  7. hypnone
  8. hypnopaedia
  9. hypnopaedic
  10. hypnopedia
  11. hypnopedic

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