Meanings
adjectivemesmerized (comparative more mesmerized, superlative most mesmerized)
comparative more mesmerized · superlative most mesmerized · alternative mesmerised
- Spellbound or enthralled.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving your attention fixated as though by a spell
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Derived from mesmerism, a pseudoscientific theory and practiced originating with and named after Franz Anton Mesmer and also known as animal magnetism.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مُنْبَهِر, مَفْتُون
- مُنْبَهِر (munbahir)spellbound or enthralled
- مَفْتُون (maftūn)spellbound or enthralled
German hypnotisiert, fasziniert
- hypnotisiertspellbound or enthralled
- fasziniertspellbound or enthralled
Hindi मंत्रमुग्ध, सम्मोहित
- मंत्रमुग्ध (mantramugdh)spellbound or enthralled
- सम्मोहित (sammohit)hypnotized
Portuguese fascinado
- fascinadospellbound or enthralled
Romanian fascinat, hipnotizat
- fascinatspellbound or enthralled
- hipnotizathypnotized
Cite this entry
APA
mesmerized. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesmerized
MLA
“mesmerized.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesmerized. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mesmerized,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesmerized.
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