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trance

UK/tɹɑːns/ US/tɹæns/ fairly common
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation

Synonyms
2.

a state of mind in which consciousness is fragile and voluntary action is poor or missing; a state resembling deep sleep

verb

1.

Origin

The verb is derived from Middle English traunce, trauncen, trancen (“to move about (?); to prance (?); to trample the ground”) (whence modern English trounce with the same senses, which see for more). The noun is probably derived from the verb.

Phrases

  • consensus trance
  • dissociative trance disorder
  • dream trance
  • possession trance disorder
  • trance gate
  • trance out

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