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hypnagogic

[hip-nuh-goj-ik, -goh-jik] / ˌhɪp nəˈgɒdʒ ɪk, -ˈgoʊ dʒɪk /
ADJECTIVE
dreamlike
Synonyms
STRONGEST
Antonyms
WEAK




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The music is full of the pillowy synths and muted drums that served the hypnagogic vibes of her last album, Midnights, so well.

From BBC Apr. 19, 2024

My main experience of it really was in the hypnagogic hallucinations.

From Salon Feb. 6, 2024

Released in 2009, his hypnagogic pop opus “Psychic Chasms” brought splashes of technicolor to the lo-fi psychedelia of chillwave: an electronic micro-genre he pioneered along with American indie acts Washed Out and Toro y Moi.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 26, 2023

When the hypnagogic lullabies of Julee Cruise started leaking out of David Lynch’s metaphysical soap opera “Twin Peaks” in 1990, the border between make-believe and the real world felt more porous than usual.

From Washington Post Jun. 13, 2022

Its chest rose conspicuously and fell, as if the owl, in its hypnagogic state, had sighed.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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