hypnotized

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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

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

“We recognize both the potential benefits and risks these tools enable. We’re neither frozen by the fears nor hypnotized by the upside,” Newsom said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2023

I think everyone got hypnotized during the pandemic that that was what the future was going to look like.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 24, 2023

But the rest of them were too frightened or too hypnotized by the whole affair to make a move.

From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl