1. relating to or occurring in the drowsy state immediately before falling asleep
Usage: psychology; medical

Examples

• She experienced vivid hypnogogic hallucinations as she drifted off to sleep.
• The hypnogogic state is characterized by a mixture of waking and sleeping consciousness.
• Many people report strange sensations during the hypnogogic phase.
• Hypnogogic imagery often includes geometric patterns or faces.
• The researcher studied hypnogogic phenomena in sleep laboratories.
• His hypnogogic experiences included the sensation of falling.