hypnopompic

[ hip-nuh-pom-pik ]

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adjective

, Psychology.

hypnopompic

/ ˌhɪpnəʊˈpɒmpɪk /

psychol relating to the state existing between sleep and full waking, characterized by the persistence of dreamlike imagery See also hypnagogic

1900–05; hypno- + Greek pomp ( ḗ ) sending away ( pomp ) + -ic

C20: from hypno- + Greek pompē a sending forth, escort + -ic ; see pomp

Nighttime “visitations” may be chalked up to sleep deprivation, to hypnagogic or hypnopompic hallucinations.

The last dreams of the night or hypnopompic visions generally dramatize our awakening in picturesque, symbolical fashion.

The hypnopompic hallucinations described by Myers arise in the same way.

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