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Meaning of trance

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

trance

Pronunciation:/tɹɑːns//tɹæns/

noun

Definitions

  1. A dazed or unconscious condition.

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

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

  4. Short for trance music.

verb

Definitions

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

  2. To create in or via a trance.

trance

noun

Definitions

  1. (obsolete outside Britain) A tedious journey.

    Synonyms:trounce

verb

Definitions

  1. (obsolete outside Britain) To walk heavily or with some difficulty; to tramp, to trudge.

    Synonyms:trounce
  2. (obsolete outside Britain) To pass across or over; to traverse.

    Synonyms:trounce
  3. (obsolete outside Britain) To travel quickly over a long distance.

    Synonyms:trounce