mesmerized

English

A small child mesmerized by a camera

Alternative forms

• mesmerised (mostly British)

Etymology

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

Adjective

mesmerized (comparative more mesmerized, superlative most mesmerized)

1. Spellbound or enthralled.
2. Hypnotized.

Translations

spellbound or enthralled

• German: hypnotisiert (de), fasziniert (de)
• Portuguese: fascinado (pt) m
• Romanian: fascinat (ro)
• Serbo-Croatian: opčaran m, opčinjen (sh) m, hipnotiziran (sh) m, fasciniran (sh) m, zapanjen (sh) m, zadivljen m

hypnotized

• Romanian: hipnotizat (ro)

Verb

mesmerized

1. simple past and past participle of mesmerize