Trance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation

a state of mind in which consciousness is fragile and voluntary action is poor or missing; a state resembling deep sleep

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tɹˈæns/

🇬🇧British English

/tɹˈans/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tɹˈans/

1 syllable Say it as /tɹˈæns/.

Examples

She captured all the men's hearts

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spell becharm captivate enamour catch capture entrance enchant charm beguile enamor enchantment bewitch fascinate

Parts of Speech

noun	a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
noun	a state of mind in which consciousness is fragile and voluntary action is poor or missing; a state resembling deep sleep
verb	attract; cause to be enamored “She captured all the men's hearts”

Word Forms

enchant	verb	hold spellbound
spell	verb	place under a spell
trance	verb	attract; cause to be enamored
trance	noun	a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
catch	noun	a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
captive	noun	a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion
captivation	noun	the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
beguilement	noun	magnetic personal charm
beguiler	noun	a person who charms others (usually by personal attractiveness)
charmer	noun	someone with an assured and ingratiating manner
charm	noun	attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
fascination	noun	a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
bewitchery	noun	magnetic personal charm
entrancement	noun	a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment
enchantment	noun	a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

transe

un état psychologique induit par (ou comme induit par) une incantation magique

🇵🇹Portuguese

transe

um estado psicológico induzido por (ou como se induzido por) um encantamento mágico

🇷🇺Russian

транс

психологическое состояние, вызванное (или как будто вызванное) магическим заклинанием

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ट्रांस

किसी जादुई मंत्र से प्रेरित (या मानो प्रेरित) मनोवैज्ञानिक अवस्था

🇧🇩Bengali

ট্রান্স

একটি মনস্তাত্ত্বিক অবস্থা যা একটি যাদুমন্ত্র দ্বারা প্ররোচিত (বা যেন দ্বারা প্ররোচিত)

🇮🇳Tamil

டிரான்ஸ்

ஒரு மாயாஜால மந்திரத்தால் தூண்டப்பட்ட (அல்லது தூண்டப்பட்டதைப் போல) ஒரு உளவியல் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

ట్రాన్స్

మాయా మంత్రం ద్వారా ప్రేరేపించబడిన (లేదా ప్రేరేపించబడినట్లుగా) మానసిక స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

ट्रान्स

जादुई मंत्राद्वारे प्रेरित (किंवा जणू काही) मनोवैज्ञानिक स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમાધિ

એક મનોવૈજ્ઞાનિક સ્થિતિ જે જાદુઈ મંત્ર દ્વારા પ્રેરિત (અથવા પ્રેરિત હોય તેમ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟ್ರಾನ್ಸ್

ಮಾಂತ್ರಿಕ ಮಂತ್ರದಿಂದ ಪ್ರೇರಿತವಾದ (ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರೇರಿತವಾದಂತೆ) ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ട്രാൻസ്

ഒരു മാന്ത്രിക മന്ത്രത്താൽ പ്രേരിപ്പിച്ച (അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രേരിപ്പിച്ചതുപോലെ) ഒരു മാനസികാവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟ੍ਰਾਂਸ

ਇੱਕ ਮਨੋਵਿਗਿਆਨਕ ਅਵਸਥਾ ਇੱਕ ਜਾਦੂਈ ਜਾਦੂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਿਤ (ਜਾਂ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਿਤ)

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹرانس

ایک نفسیاتی حالت جو جادوئی ترانے کے ذریعہ (یا گویا اس سے متاثر ہوئی)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

发呆

由（或仿佛由）魔法咒语引起的心理状态

🇯🇵Japanese

トランス

魔法の呪文によって誘発された（または誘発されたような）心理状態

🇰🇷Korean

황홀

마법 주문에 의해 유도된(또는 유도된 것처럼) 심리적 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xuất thần

một trạng thái tâm lý gây ra bởi (hoặc như thể gây ra bởi) một câu thần chú

🇹🇭Thai

ความมึนงง

สภาพจิตใจที่เกิดจาก (หรือราวกับถูกชักนำโดย) คาถาวิเศษ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesurupan

keadaan psikologis yang disebabkan oleh (atau seolah-olah disebabkan oleh) mantra magis

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalan ng ulirat

isang sikolohikal na estado na udyok ng (o parang udyok ng) isang mahiwagang incantation

🇲🇾Malay

berkhayal

keadaan psikologi yang disebabkan oleh (atau seolah-olah disebabkan oleh) mantera ajaib

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نشوة

حالة نفسية ناجمة عن (أو كما لو كانت ناجمة عن) تعويذة سحرية

🇮🇷Persian

ترنس

یک حالت روانی ناشی از یک طلسم جادویی (یا گویی ناشی از) است

🇹🇷Turkish

trans

büyülü bir büyünün neden olduğu (veya sanki neden olduğu gibi) bir psikolojik durum

🇮🇱Hebrew

טְרַנס

מצב פסיכולוגי המושרה על ידי (או כאילו הושרה על ידי) לחש קסום

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