Word: hypnosis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hyp
no
sis
Definition: A trancelike state, artificially induced, in which a person has a heightened suggestibility, and in which suppressed memories may be experienced.
Morphemes:
Affix: hypnotic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of, or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism; a state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὑπνόω
Language: grc
Decoded: upnoo
Meaning: I put to sleep
Affix: -τος
Language: grc
Decoded: -tos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Creates perfective passive verbal adjectives
Affix: -κός
Language: grc
Decoded: -kos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to', 'in the manner of'
Affix: -osis
Language: en
Meaning: state”, “condition
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -όω
Language: grc
Decoded: -oo
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with a causative or factitive meaning: to make someone do or be something.
Affix: -σις
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process