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hypnotic

DEFINITIONS OF: hypnotic

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adj of or relating to hypnosis

adj attracting and holding interest as if by a spell

“read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice”
Synonyms:
mesmeric, mesmerizing, spellbinding
attractive
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm

n a drug that induces sleep

Synonyms:
soporific
Types:
narcoleptic
a soporific drug that produces an uncontrollable desire to sleep
sleeping capsule, sleeping draught, sleeping pill, sleeping tablet
a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule)
Type of:
drug
a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
hypnagogue
an agent that induces drowsiness or sleep
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