adjective
- relating to or occurring in the drowsy state between sleep and waking
Usage: psychology; technical
Examples
- She experienced vivid hypnopompic hallucinations as she woke up.
- The hypnopompic state can produce strange sensory experiences.
- His hypnopompic visions felt incredibly real despite being dream-like.
- Researchers study hypnopompic phenomena to understand sleep transitions.
- The hypnopompic period typically lasts only a few minutes.
- Many people report hypnopompic imagery upon awakening.