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

In Episode 1, the bewitched Agatha peers into what appears to be a child’s room in her house.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2024

He owns more than a thousand of them - although he only plays a select few on stage - and, even as he approaches 80, the star is still bewitched by the instrument.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2023

Furthermore, Ariel has also been bewitched into forgetting that she must earn a kiss from Prince Eric in three day's time.

From Salon • May 29, 2023

Yet I couldn’t stop playing, as though my hands were bewitched.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan