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hypnagogic

[hip-nuh-goj-ik, -goh-jik] / ˌhɪp nəˈgɒdʒ ɪk, -ˈgoʊ dʒɪk /
ADJECTIVE
dreamlike
Synonyms
STRONGEST
Antonyms
WEAK




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The music is full of the pillowy synths and muted drums that served the hypnagogic vibes of her last album, Midnights, so well.

From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2024

My main experience of it really was in the hypnagogic hallucinations.

From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2024

Released in 2009, his hypnagogic pop opus “Psychic Chasms” brought splashes of technicolor to the lo-fi psychedelia of chillwave: an electronic micro-genre he pioneered along with American indie acts Washed Out and Toro y Moi.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2023

People who experience sleep paralysis also will often report hypnagogic hallucinations, or waking up and seeing something from their dream in their bedroom, Barrett said.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2021

Its chest rose conspicuously and fell, as if the owl, in its hypnagogic state, had sighed.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick


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