hypnopompic

[ hip-nuh-pom-pik ]

adjectivePsychology.

of or relating to the semiconscious state prior to complete wakefulness.

Origin of hypnopompic

1900–05; hypno- + Greek pomp(ḗ) sending away (see pomp) + -ic

Words Nearby hypnopompic

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How to use hypnopompic in a sentence

Nighttime “visitations” may be chalked up to sleep deprivation, to hypnagogic or hypnopompic hallucinations.
A Night with The Conjuring’s Ed & Lorraine Warren | Stefan Beck | August 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
The last dreams of the night or hypnopompic visions generally dramatize our awakening in picturesque, symbolical fashion.
Psychoanalysis | Andr Tridon
The hypnopompic hallucinations described by Myers arise in the same way.
Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology | C. G. Jung

British Dictionary definitions for hypnopompic

hypnopompic

/ (ˌhɪpnəʊˈpɒmpɪk) /

adjective

psychol relating to the state existing between sleep and full waking, characterized by the persistence of dreamlike imagery: See also hypnagogic

Origin of hypnopompic

C20: from hypno- + Greek pompē a sending forth, escort + -ic; see pomp

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