mesmerized
Meanings
Verb
- attract strongly, as if with a magnet
- induce hypnosis in
- simple past and past participle of mesmerize
Adjective Satellite
- having your attention fixated as though by a spell
Adj
- Spellbound or enthralled.
- Hypnotized.
Origin / Etymology
Derived from mesmerism, a pseudoscientific theory and practiced originating with and named after Franz Anton Mesmer and also known as animal magnetism.
Synonyms
bewitch, fascinated, hypnotise, hypnotised, hypnotize, hypnotized, magnetise, magnetize, mesmerise, mesmerised, mesmerize, spell-bound, spellbind, spellbound, transfixed
Scrabble Score: 24
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