129. Dreams

See also 372. SLEEP .

autism

1 . a tendency to daydream.

2 . Psychiatry . an extreme withdrawal into fantasy in thought or behavior, not correctible by external information. — autistic , adj .

oneirocriticism

the interpretation of dreams. — oneirocritic , n . — oneirocritical , adj .

oneirodynia

Medicine . a disturbed sleep, involving nightmare and sometimes sleepwalking.

oneirology

the science and interpretation of dreams. Also oneiroscopy .

oneiromancy

a form of divination involving dreams. — oneiromancer , n .

phantasmagoria

a type of magic-lantern show in which rapidly moving images blend, change size, etc.; hence, any series of images that move and change rapidly, as a dream. — phantasmagorial , phantasmagoric , adj .

pnigalion

a nightmare.

reverist

a person much inclined to dream, especially to day-dream; a dreamy person.