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hypnotizability

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

the ability to be hypnotized

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • The hypnotizability of people varies.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English hypnotiz(e) Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English hypnotizability From hypnotiz(e) + -ability.