bewitched

[ bih-wicht ]

adjective

1. affected by or as if by witchcraft or magic; under a spell:

   They heard strange stories from the local people about the house; someone said it was a bewitched house, that it was cursed.

2. enchanted, charmed, or fascinated by someone or something:

   On the second-last number, as the concert reached its crescendo, he invited a bewitched audience to join in with the chorus.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of bewitch ( def ).

Other Words From

• un·be·witched adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bewitched¹

bewitch ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

His first big gay case was Dick Sargent, who starred opposite Elizabeth Montgomery as the second Darrin in Bewitched.

From The Daily Beast

Since the days of Bewitched, the ladies are holding the power in these shows, literally.

From The Daily Beast

I'm not bewitched by any and all who hold a Harvard law degree, but you have to reasonably smart to get one.

From The Daily Beast

She's nothin' but a child, and don't dream that both them young men is jest bewitched over her.

From Project Gutenberg

I am convinced that this house is bewitched, that the Dragon Painter has a train of elementals in attendance.

From Project Gutenberg

And Hasham added, "Verily, the efreets bewitched the Almoravide when he exiled such a horseman!"

From Project Gutenberg

Shall I bind another spirit, reluctant as my own, into this bewitched and tempest-broken tenement that I now suffer in?

From Project Gutenberg

Has he bewitched you also that you have so little interest in a mine of gold in anyone of the arroyas of your land?

From Project Gutenberg