trance

CEFRB2

/tɹɑːns/

noun · verb

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  1. 01

    noun

    A state of being partly unconscious and unaware of surroundings.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A state of awareness, concentration, or focus that filters experience and information (for example, a state of meditation or possession by some being).

Examples

  • He is wandering around in a trance.

  • The hypnotist was able to put his subject into a trance.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A dazed or unconscious condition.

  2. A state of low response to stimulus and diminished, narrow attention; particularly one induced by hypnosis.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To (cause to) be in a trance; to entrance.

More examples

In context

  • And he became very hungry, and would have eaten; but while they made ready, he fell into a trance.

  • My soul was ravished quite as in a trance.

  • What is interesting for us here is that Chingkai and her familiars dreamed and tranced the Temiar world into being. […]

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Origin

noun

From Middle English traunce, from Anglo-Norman transe (“fear of coming evil; passage from life to death”), from transir (“to be numb with fear; to die, pass on”), from Latin trānseō (“to cross over”).