trance
has definitions from the field of psychology
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[ noun ] (psychology) a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
Synonyms Used in print (W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)It sometimes ended in death-like trances with many lying exhausted and panting on chair and floor . (Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)Mike remained in trance ; there was much to grok , loose_ends to puzzle_over and fit into his growing - all that he had seen and heard and been at the Archangel_Foster_Tabernacle ( not just cusp when he and Digby had come face_to_face alone ) - why Bishop_Senator_Boone made him warily uneasy , how Miss_Dawn_Ardent tasted like a water_brother when she was not , the smell of goodness he had incompletely grokked in the jumping_up_and_down and wailing - This continued most of the week following that ill-starred trip to church , during which period Mike stayed in his room and usually in a trance so deep that Jubal would have pronounced him dead had he not seen it before . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (psychology) a state of mind in which consciousness is fragile and voluntary action is poor or missing; a state resembling deep sleep
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[ verb ] attract; cause to be enamored
Examples "She captured all the men's hearts" Related terms attract hold work appeal enchantment fascination captivation charmer smoothie bewitchery captive catch |
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