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I do not believe that is possible. My answer is: No.

No and yes.

Formal hypnotization usually requires the consent & cooperation of the subject. Because, however, hypnosis is a naturally occurring state entered into by most people on a fairly regular basis (eg when absorbed in a film or book, daydreaming, or when performing everyday tasks "on autopilot" whilst thinking of something else), it is common for people to be, in a sense, hypnotized without their knowledge. Many people have been in hypnosis ( eg dancing for protracted periods with someone they're attracted to, without noticing the passage of time, and being only really aware of that person & nothing else ), but remain quite unaware of the fact.

Also, people in intimate/ familiar situations who are on the edge of sleep ( in a hypnoidal state ) may be hypnotized without knowing it by someone with whom they feel relaxed/ comfortable. It might, for example, be possible for a lover or spouse to induce hypnosis in a half asleep partner by gentle massage & suggestion. They wouldn't really know they'd been hypnotized (and probably won't remember it later), but their intimacy with the hypnotizing partner makes such situations atypical - not like the usual contexts in which hypnotization occurs.

So, generally, people can not be hypnotized without their knowledge & consent, but it is possible for hypnosis to be induced in unknowing subjects under certain very specific circumstances.

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