Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mesmerized

/mˈɛzmɚˌaɪzd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: mes-mer-ized
IPA: /mˈɛzmɚˌaɪzd/

24

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Spellbound or enthralled.

adj

verb

simple past and past participle of mesmerize

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more mesmerized (comparative) most mesmerized (superlative) mesmerised (alternative)

Synonyms

fascinated hypnotized hypnotised mesmerised spellbound spell-bound transfixed

Questions

How do you pronounce mesmerized?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɛzmɚˌaɪzd/.
What does mesmerized mean?: Spellbound or enthralled.
Where does mesmerized come from?: 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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