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hypnotized

[hip-nuh-tahyzd] / ˈhɪp nəˌtaɪzd /
ADJECTIVE
entranced
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When an actor pretends to be hypnotized by another actor on film, the urge to applaud is not overwhelming.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 13, 2025

And Janice Franklin now said she and her sister had both been hypnotized to enhance their supposed recollections, and had both lied in court when they denied it.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2024

How deeply someone can be hypnotized -- known as hypnotizability -- appears to be a stable trait that changes little throughout adulthood, much like personality and IQ.

From Science Daily Jan. 4, 2024

As humans who fundamentally want to be happy and don’t want to suffer, we can choose not to be seduced and hypnotized by the excitement, greed and competitiveness of the tech wizards in Silicon Valley.

From Seattle Times Dec. 1, 2023

But mostly I loved sitting among them, hypnotized by this talk of the big world beyond our valley.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai




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