Hypnopompic
[hip-nuh-pom-pik] /ˌhɪp nəˈpɒm pɪk/
adjective, Psychology.
1.
of or relating to the semiconscious state prior to complete wakefulness.
/ˌhɪpnəʊˈpɒmpɪk/
adjective
1.
(psychol) relating to the state existing between sleep and full waking, characterized by the persistence of dreamlike imagery See also hypnagogic
adj.
pertaining to the state of consciousness when awaking from sleep, 1901, from hypno- “sleep” + Greek pompe “sending away,” from pempein “to send.”
hypnopompic hyp·no·pom·pic (hĭp’nə-pŏm’pĭk)
adj.
Of or relating to the partially conscious state that precedes complete awakening from sleep.
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