Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Susceptible to hypnotizing influences. Also spelled hypnotisable.

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  • noun One who is susceptible to hypnosis.
  • adjective Able to be hypnotized.

Etymologies

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hypnotize + -able

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Examples

  • And as an example of that, I would like to point out that, although Sybil was very readily hypnotizable by me...

    Patrick Suraci: Sybil in Her Own Words Patrick Suraci 2011

  • And as an example of that, I would like to point out that, although Sybil was very readily hypnotizable by me...

    Patrick Suraci: Sybil in Her Own Words Patrick Suraci 2011

  • Could it be reproduced in others who were also hypnotizable?

    The Time Paradox Philip Zimbardo 2008

  • As a rule, the more "absorbed" a person is able to get in things -- movies, sunsets, daydreams -- the more hypnotizable he is.

    ALTERED STATES 2008

  • Could it be reproduced in others who were also hypnotizable?

    The Time Paradox Philip Zimbardo 2008

  • Low-hypnotizable people cannot be hypnotized by the best stage hypnotists, while those who are highly hypnotizable can readily go into a hypnotic state in response to suggestions from anyone they trust, including themselves.

    The Time Paradox Philip Zimbardo 2008

  • People who describe themselves as more trusting of others tend to be more hypnotizable, says Spiegel, while those who are very logical and never take anything at face value tend to be less hypnotizable.

    ALTERED STATES 2008

  • I was highly hypnotizable and had been certified as a practitioner of hypnosis in order to use it in research designed to vary emotional and cognitive states.

    The Time Paradox Philip Zimbardo 2008

  • In another study, highly hypnotizable people were shown a black-and-white pattern and asked to see color.

    ALTERED STATES 2008

  • A group of highly hypnotizable Stanford male and female students participated in the study.

    The Time Paradox Philip Zimbardo 2008

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