hypnotherapy

[ hip-noh-ther-uh-pee ]
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noun

  1. treatment of a symptom, disease, or addiction by means of hypnotism.

Origin of hypnotherapy

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; hypno- + therapy

Other words from hypnotherapy

  • hyp·no·ther·a·pist, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for hypnotherapy

hypnotherapy

/ (ˌhɪpnəʊˈθɛrəpɪ) /

noun

  1. the use of hypnosis in the treatment of emotional and psychogenic problems

Derived forms of hypnotherapy

  • hypnotherapist, noun

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