Mesmerized: meaning, definitions and examples
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mesmerized
[ หmษzmษหraษชz ]
feeling
To hold the attention of someone completely and to make them feel fascinated or enchanted.
Synonyms
Which Synonym Should You Choose?
Word | Description / Examples |
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mesmerized |
Having one's attention fully absorbed, often in a way that feels almost magical or hypnotic.
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captivate |
To attract and hold the interest or attention of someone, usually through charm, beauty, or excellence.
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enchant |
To delight someone in a way that seems magical; often used in romantic or fairy-tale-like contexts.
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entrance |
To fill someone with wonder and delight, sometimes to the point where they are almost spellbound.
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Examples of usage
- He was mesmerized by her beauty.
- The audience was mesmerized by the magician's performance.
hypnosis
To hypnotize or spellbind someone, often by using intense eye contact or soothing words.
Synonyms
entrance, hypnotize, spellbind.
Which Synonym Should You Choose?
Word | Description / Examples |
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mesmerized |
Used when someone is fascinated or captivated so much that they cannot look away or do anything else.
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hypnotize |
Often used when someone is under the influence of hypnosis or appears to be. This word can have a clinical or dramatic nuance and sometimes negative connotations.
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entrance |
Typically used when someone is so fascinated by something that they are momentarily unaware of everything else. It can also have a somewhat formal or literary tone.
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spellbind |
Used in a more dramatic or literary sense to describe someone who is enchanted or captivated by something extraordinary. It frequently appears in storytelling or descriptions of magical events.
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Examples of usage
- The hypnotist mesmerized the audience with his techniques.
- She felt mesmerized as she gazed into his eyes.
Translations
Translations of the word "mesmerized" in other languages:
๐ต๐น hipnotizado
๐ฎ๐ณ เคฎเคเคคเฅเคฐเคฎเฅเคเฅเคง
๐ฉ๐ช verzaubert
๐ฎ๐ฉ terpukau
๐บ๐ฆ ะทะฐัะฐัะพะฒะฐะฝะธะน
๐ต๐ฑ zauroczony
๐ฏ๐ต ้ญ ไบใใใ
๐ซ๐ท hypnotisรฉ
๐ช๐ธ hipnotizado
๐น๐ท bรผyรผlenmiล
๐ฐ๐ท ๋งค๋ฃ๋
๐ธ๐ฆ ู ูุชูู
๐จ๐ฟ oฤarovรกn
๐ธ๐ฐ oฤarenรฝ
๐จ๐ณ ็่ฟท
๐ธ๐ฎ oฤaran
๐ฎ๐ธ heillaรฐur
๐ฐ๐ฟ ัาฏะนััะฝะณะตะฝ
๐ฌ๐ช แแแฎแแแแฃแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ heyran
๐ฒ๐ฝ hipnotizado
Etymology
The word 'mesmerize' comes from the name of Franz Mesmer, an 18th-century German physician with an interest in hypnosis and animal magnetism. Mesmer believed that a magnetic fluid was present in the bodies of all living things and that he could manipulate this fluid to induce a trance-like state in his patients. Over time, 'mesmerize' has come to signify captivating or hypnotizing someone in a more figurative sense.
See also: mesmerizing.
Word Frequency Rank
At rank #25,362, this word represents specialized academic or technical vocabulary. It's less frequently encountered but may be valuable in specific contexts.
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