trance
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Definition of trance - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
musicgenre of electronic dance music
  • Trance is popular in nightclubs.
EDM house techno
2.
psychologystate of deep unconsciousness or absorption
  • She entered a trance while meditating in the garden..
ecstasy hypnosis
3.
hypnosisTECH.hypnotic or cataleptic state induced artificiallyTECH.
  • The hypnotist put him into a trance during the show..
catalepsy hypnosis mesmerism
4.
spiritualityRarestate where medium communicates with the deadRare
  • The medium fell into a trance.
ecstasy hypnosis

Verb

tr.
hypnosisput someone into a trance-like state
  • The hypnotist tranced the volunteer on stage.
entrance hypnotize mesmerize
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Expressions with trance

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becoming deeply absorbed in an activity
He went into a trance while painting.
deeply absorbed and unaware of surroundings
She walked through the park in a trance.
state of deep relaxation and heightened suggestibility
During the hypnotic trance, the subject was open to therapeutic suggestions.
state of mind from intense religious devotion
During the ceremony, she entered a religious trance.
genre of electronic dance music with repetitive beats
The club was filled with the pulsating sounds of trance music..
enter a state of deep focus or meditation
She would often trance out during her yoga sessions.

Origin of trance

Old French, transe (passage, crossing)

Terms with trance included in their meaning

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sleep
inducing sleep or trance
state
trance or trance-like state from religious fervor or drugs
trance
in a trance-like state due to fascination
lost in thought
in a way that seems lost in pleasant thoughts or a trance
hypnotic
causing a trance-like state or hypnosis
inducing trance
practice or art of causing a trance-like state in people
hypnosis
induce a trance-like state in someone
trance state
in a trance-like state caused by hypnosis

Examples of trance in a sentence

  • Trance festivals attract huge crowds.
  • He fell into a trance while listening to the music.
  • The shaman entered a trance during the ritual.
  • She fell into a trance while meditating.
  • The music put him in a trance.
  • During the séance, she entered a deep trance.

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  1. French:trance, hypnotiser, ...
  2. German:Trance, hypnotisieren, ...
  3. Italian:trance, ipnotizzare, ...
  4. Spanish:trance, hipnotizar, ...
  5. Portuguese:trance, hipnotizar, ...
  6. Chinese:电子音乐, 催眠, ...
  7. Japanese:トランス, トランス状態にする, ...
  8. Arabic:تْرانْس, نوَّم مغناطيسياً, ...
  9. Hebrew:טְרַאנס, לְהַכְנִיס לְטְרַאנס, ...
  10. Russian:транс, гипнотизировать, ...
  11. Ukrainian:транс, гіпнотизувати, ...
  12. Hindi:ट्रांस, सम्मोहित करना, ...
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