Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bewitched

/bɪˈwɪt͡ʃt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables: be-witched
IPA: /bɪˈwɪt͡ʃt/

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Under a spell; subject to an act of witchcraft.

adj

entranced, charmed, fascinated, as though subject to a magical influence.

verb

simple past and past participle of bewitch

Example Sentences

""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.""

Inflected Forms

more bewitched (comparative) most bewitched (superlative)

Derived Forms

bewitchedly bewitchedness unbewitched

Phrases

water bewitched widow bewitched

Synonyms

enchanted ensorcelled spellbound bespelled bewitched charmed cursed forspoken maleficiate under a spell absorbed enthralled

Rhymes With

switched pitched enriched ditched stitched hitched twitched bitched glitched itched

Questions

How do you pronounce bewitched?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɪˈwɪt͡ʃt/.
What does bewitched mean?: Under a spell; subject to an act of witchcraft.

How to pronounce bewitched

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