trance

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a temporary mental condition in which someone is not completely conscious of and/or not in control of himself or herself:

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.

fast, electronic dance music with a regular beat, keyboards, but usually no singing

a mental state between sleeping and waking in which a person does not move but can hear and understand what is being said:

The sound of the waves lulled me into a trance.