Mesmerized: meaning, definitions and examples

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mesmerized

 

[ หˆmษ›zmษ™หŒraษชz ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

feeling

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

Synonyms

captivate, enchant, entrance.

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Word Description / Examples
mesmerized

Having one's attention fully absorbed, often in a way that feels almost magical or hypnotic.

  • She was mesmerized by the dancer's graceful movements.
  • The stunning sunset left him mesmerized.
captivate

To attract and hold the interest or attention of someone, usually through charm, beauty, or excellence.

  • The storyteller captivated the audience with his tale.
  • Her performance was so captivating that no one wanted to leave.
enchant

To delight someone in a way that seems magical; often used in romantic or fairy-tale-like contexts.

  • The garden was so beautiful, it seemed to enchant everyone who visited.
  • He was enchanted by her melodious voice.
entrance

To fill someone with wonder and delight, sometimes to the point where they are almost spellbound.

  • The magician's tricks entranced the children.
  • The actor's heartfelt performance completely entranced the audience.

Examples of usage

  • He was mesmerized by her beauty.
  • The audience was mesmerized by the magician's performance.
Context #2 | Verb

hypnosis

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

Synonyms

entrance, hypnotize, spellbind.

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mesmerized

Used when someone is fascinated or captivated so much that they cannot look away or do anything else.

  • She was mesmerized by the beautiful sunset
  • The magician's tricks had the audience mesmerized
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.

  • The hypnotist managed to hypnotize the volunteers
  • She seemed hypnotized by the flickering candle flame
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.

  • The music seems to entrance everyone who hears it
  • He stood at the edge of the cliff, entranced by the view
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.

  • The storyteller's words seemed to spellbind the children
  • The book was so good that it managed to spellbind readers of all ages

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:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น hipnotizado

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฎเค‚เคคเฅเคฐเคฎเฅเค—เฅเคง

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช verzaubert

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ terpukau

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะทะฐั‡ะฐั€ะพะฒะฐะฝะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ zauroczony

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ้ญ…ไบ†ใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท hypnotisรฉ

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ hipnotizado

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท bรผyรผlenmiลŸ

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋งค๋ฃŒ๋œ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู…ูุชูˆู†

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ oฤarovรกn

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ oฤarenรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ็€่ฟท

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ oฤaran

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ heillaรฐur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัาฏะนัั–ะฝะณะตะฝ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ›แƒแƒฎแƒ˜แƒ‘แƒšแƒฃแƒšแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ heyran

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ 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.