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trance
1[ trans, trahns ]
noun
- a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- a dazed or bewildered condition.
- a state of complete mental absorption or deep musing.
- an unconscious, cataleptic, or hypnotic condition.
- Spiritualism. a temporary state in which a medium, with suspension of personal consciousness, is controlled by an intelligence from without and used as a means of communication, as from the dead.
trance
2[ trahns ]
noun
- a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
verb (used without object)
- to move or walk rapidly or briskly.
trance
/ trɑːns /
noun
- a hypnotic state resembling sleep
- any mental state in which a person is unaware or apparently unaware of the environment, characterized by loss of voluntary movement, rigidity, and lack of sensitivity to external stimuli
- a dazed or stunned state
- a state of ecstasy or mystic absorption so intense as to cause a temporary loss of consciousness at the earthly level
- spiritualism a state in which a medium, having temporarily lost consciousness, can supposedly be controlled by an intelligence from without as a means of communication with the dead
- a type of electronic dance music with repetitive rhythms, aiming at a hypnotic effect
verb
- tr to put into or as into a trance
Derived Forms
- ˈtranceˌlike, adjective
Other Words From
- tranced·ly [transt, -lee, tran, -sid-lee], adverb
- trancelike adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of trance1
Origin of trance2
Word History and Origins
Origin of trance1
Example Sentences
During his sessions, the patient lies on a sofa and is guided into a trance where they are then "hit with all the confidence work and the motivation work", Mr O'Connor said.
A 2015 study on the recreational risks of nitrous oxide says people experience a short-lived euphoric trance after inhaling the gas from a balloon.
“I elicited the services of a hypnotist to help get into a trance state,” the actor said.
After singing on dozens of trance anthems in the 1990s, she was signed to Kylie's then-label, DeConstruction Records.
“As a child, I remember hearing the pots and smelling the food, and kind of like someone in a trance, I would walk into the kitchen to see all this incredible stuff happening,” Harris said.
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