parahypnosis

English

Etymology

para- +‎ hypnosis

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊsɪs

Noun

parahypnosis (uncountable)

1. (chiefly dated) Any of various forms of disordered sleep.
   • 1988, Semiotic Society of America, Semiotics, page 317:

     For example, we know that TV has the effect on us of triggering (among many other processes) an alpha-response, a brainwave summation that, in its relaxation, often leads into parahypnosis.