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Hypnopompic: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Hypnopompic adjective. Belonging to the drowsy state just before you fully wake up.
How to say it
hip-nuh-POM-pik/ˌhɪpnə(ʊ)ˈpɒmpɪk/
4 syllables, stressed on the third (POM).
Hypnopompic in a sentence
In that hypnopompic haze, I was sure the dressing gown on the door was a person.
Hypnopompic dreams can feel more real than the bedroom around you.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- half-awake
- drowsy
Opposite:
Where hypnopompic comes from
From Greek hupnos, sleep, and pompē, a sending away.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
_____ dreams can feel more real than the bedroom around you.
- jaded
- callipygian
- hypnopompic
Show the answer
hypnopompic: Hypnopompic dreams can feel more real than the bedroom around you.