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# hypnotised

verb, past form of hypnotise (hypnotise, hypnotises, hypnotised, hypnotising); adjective (hypnotised)

«hypnotised» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Put into a sleep-like state in which a person is very relaxed and open to suggestions (hypnosis). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypnotised/#m1)
2. So fascinated by something that you cannot stop watching it: hypnotised by the screen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypnotised/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories, stage shows and cartoons (swinging watch, spiral eyes); in everyday talk about being glued to a screen. Phrases: hypnotised by, as if hypnotised.

### Examples

- The magician said he had hypnotised a man from the audience. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypnotised/#x1)
- The cat was hypnotised by the fish in the tank. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypnotised/#x2)
- We sat hypnotised by the fireworks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypnotised/#x3)
- In the cartoon, the snake hypnotised the boy with its eyes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypnotised/#x4)
- She stared at the screen as if hypnotised. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypnotised/#x5)
- Some doctors use hypnosis to help people stop smoking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypnotised/#x6)

### Note

British spelling hypnotised; American hypnotized. Noun: hypnosis. Myth: a hypnotised person cannot be made to do something they really believe is wrong, and real hypnosis is not like cartoons.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hypnotised» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypnotised/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hypnotised» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hypnotised.html) on Mova free.