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HYPNOSIS

a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject

The meaning of the word hypnosis is a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject.

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aloofremoved or distant either physically or emotionally
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sidetracksiding
taxonomistthe study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics
credentialwarranting credit or confidence