bewitched

be·witched
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/bɪˈwɪt͡ʃt/

adjective

Under a spell; subject to an act of witchcraft.

Less commonScrabble 20

Meanings

adjectivebewitched (comparative more bewitched, superlative most bewitched)

comparative more bewitched · superlative most bewitched

  1. Under a spell; subject to an act of witchcraft.

    "I have heard my grandmother tell that story, and she used also to tell another about a mill-goblin somewhere up in the country, where no one could get anything ground at the mill, it was so bewitched."

    1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 157

    Synonyms: enchanted, ensorcelled, spellbound, bespelled, charmed, cursed, enchanted, ensorcelled

  2. Of a personentranced, charmed, fascinated, as though subject to a magical influence.

    Synonyms: absorbed, enthralled, mesmerized, absorbed, captivated, enchanted, engaged, engrossed

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of bewitch

Synonyms & antonyms

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivecaptured, as if under a spell

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic مَسْحُور
  • مَسْحُور (masḥūr)Under a spell; entranced
Bulgarian омаян
  • омаян (omajan)Under a spell; entranced
Catalan embruixat
  • embruixatUnder a spell; entranced
Danish forhekset
  • forheksetUnder a spell; entranced
Esperanto sorĉita
  • sorĉitaUnder a spell; entranced
Finnish noiduttu, lumottu
  • noiduttuUnder a spell; entranced
  • lumottuUnder a spell; entranced
French ensorcelé
  • ensorceléUnder a spell; entranced
German verhext, verzaubert
  • verhextUnder a spell; entranced
  • verzaubertUnder a spell; entranced
Hindi मोहित
  • मोहित (mohit)Under a spell; entranced
Irish draoighonta
  • draoighontaUnder a spell; entranced
Italian stregato
  • stregatoUnder a spell; entranced
Portuguese enfeitiçado
  • enfeitiçadoUnder a spell; entranced
Russian околдо́ванный
  • околдо́ванный (okoldóvannyj)Under a spell; entranced
Scottish Gaelic fo gheasaibh
  • fo gheasaibhUnder a spell; entranced
Spanish embrujado, encantado
  • embrujadoUnder a spell; entranced
  • encantadoUnder a spell; entranced
  • hechizadoUnder a spell; entranced
Swedish förhäxad, förtrollad
  • förhäxadUnder a spell; entranced
  • förtrolladUnder a spell; entranced
Welsh swynedig
  • swynedigUnder a spell; entranced

Rhymes & wordplay

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bewitched. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bewitched

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Chicago

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