Hypnopompically horrified: Difference between revisions
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# Experiencing or expressing horror during the state of consciousness just before fully waking from sleep. | # Experiencing or expressing horror during the state of consciousness just before fully waking from sleep. | ||
#* ''Example:'' He awoke '''hypnopompically horrified''', unsure whether the shadow in the corner had been part of his dream or something lingering from it. | #* ''Example:'' He awoke '''hypnopompically horrified''', unsure whether the shadow in the corner had been part of his dream or something lingering from it. | ||
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Revision as of 06:41, 16 March 2026
English
Etymology
From hypnopompic (“relating to the state of consciousness before becoming completely awake”) + -ally → hypnopompically, and horrified (“struck with horror”).
Adverbial phrase
hypnopompically horrified
- Experiencing or expressing horror during the state of consciousness just before fully waking from sleep.
- Example: He awoke hypnopompically horrified, unsure whether the shadow in the corner had been part of his dream or something lingering from it.
