Meaning & use
hypnopompic
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Relating to the semi-conscious state immediately before fully waking from sleep.
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She sometimes has vivid hypnopompic hallucinations just before her alarm goes off.
The hypnopompic state can blur the line between dream and waking reality.
A note on using this word
Paired with "hypnagogic," which describes the similar transitional state just before falling asleep rather than waking up.
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