Mesmerized: meaning, definitions and examples

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mesmerized

[ ˈmɛzməˌraɪz ]

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feeling

To hold the attention of someone completely and to make them feel fascinated or enchanted.

Synonyms

captivate, enchant, entrance

Examples of usage

He was mesmerized by her beauty.
The audience was mesmerized by the magician's performance.

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hypnosis

To hypnotize or spellbind someone, often by using intense eye contact or soothing words.

Synonyms

entrance, hypnotize, spellbind

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:

🇵🇹 hipnotizado

🇮🇳 मंत्रमुग्ध

🇩🇪 verzaubert

🇮🇩 terpukau

🇺🇦 зачарований

🇵🇱 zauroczony

🇯🇵 魅了される

🇫🇷 hypnotisé

🇪🇸 hipnotizado

🇹🇷 büyülenmiş

🇰🇷 매료된

🇸🇦 مفتون

🇨🇿 očarován

🇸🇰 očarený

🇨🇳 着迷

🇸🇮 očaran

🇮🇸 heillaður

🇰🇿 сүйсінген

🇬🇪 მოხიბლული

🇦🇿 heyran

🇲🇽 hipnotizado

Word origin

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.