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TRANCELIKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does trancelike mean?
• TRANCELIKE (adjective)
The adjective TRANCELIKE has 1 sense:
1. as if in a trance
Familiarity information: TRANCELIKE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
As if in a trance
Similar:
confused (mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently)
Context examples
Diminished responsiveness characterized by trancelike states and by rigidity of muscles; patient tends to remain in any position in which he is placed.
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