Hypnopompic (adj)
hip-no-pom-pik
of or relating to the semiconscious state prior to complete wakefulness.
Hypnopompic comes from two Ancient Greek terms: hýpnos, meaning “sleep,” and pompḗ, meaning “a sending away.
Example sentences
“The dream slipped away in her hypnopompic state.”
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