English Explanatory Dictionary

mesmerized

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Spellbound or enthralled.
  2. Hypnotized.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of mesmerize

Word forms

mesmerized more mesmerized most mesmerized mesmerised

Etymology

Derived from mesmerism, a pseudoscientific theory and practiced originating with and named after Franz Anton Mesmer and also known as animal magnetism.

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