trance
noun [C] (MENTAL CONDITION) /trɑːns/
/træns/ Definition
› a temporary mental condition in which someone is not completely conscious of and/or not in control of themselves and of what is happening to them: First she goes/falls into a deep trance and then the spirit voices start to speak through her. When a hypnotist puts you in(to) a trance, you no longer have conscious control of yourself. He sat staring out of the window as if in a trance.Science of psychology and psychoanalysisMind and personality
(Definition of trance noun (MENTAL CONDITION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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