bewitched

American  

[bih-wicht] / bɪˈwɪtʃt /

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.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of bewitch.

Other Word Forms

• unbewitched adjective

Etymology

Origin of bewitched

bewitch ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Studebaker halted Avanti production after only a year; but the design lived on until 2006, with its rights passing through a succession of wildcat coachbuilders too bewitched to help themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 25, 2025

Yes, the bye week bewitched them in 2022 and 2023, when the offense lost its swagger and the Dodgers were beaten in two stunning division series upsets by the San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025

Left-armer Kuldeep bewitched England for 5-72, while Ravichandran Ashwin marked his own 100th Test with 4-51.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2024

I know people have picked up on that, but "bewitched" is the word you would use in that mode.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2023

Percy, who hadn’t noticed that Fred had bewitched his prefect badge so that it now read “Pinhead,” kept asking them all what they were sniggering at.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling