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)

Spellbound or enthralled.
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

simple past and past participle of mesmerize

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