mesmerized

[ mez-muh-rahyzd, mes ]

/ ˈmɛz məˌraɪzd, ˈmɛs /

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adjective

in a hypnotic or trancelike state; hypnotized: “I could create the odor of any kind of fruit and make a mesmerized person taste and smell it,” wrote 19th-century psychic Phineas Quimby.

having the attention completely absorbed; fascinated, captivated, or spellbound: At our first annual poetry slam, 28 students wielded their verbal prowess in front of a mesmerized audience of over 300.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of mesmerize.

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Also especially British, mes·mer·ised .

Origin of mesmerized

mesmerize + -ed² for the adjective senses; mesmerize + -ed¹ for the verb sense

OTHER WORDS FROM mesmerized

un·mes·mer·ized, adjective

Words nearby mesmerized

mesityl oxide, Mesmer, mesmeric, mesmerism, mesmerize, mesmerized, mesmerizing, mesnalty, mesne, mesne lord, meso-

How to use mesmerized in a sentence

Just like Jackson, the impersonators mesmerized their audiences with their performances.
Moonwalking With the Many Michael Jacksons|Justin Jones|August 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I was actually happy in a way, because she was ready, but I remember just being mesmerized watching it.
‘My First Time’: Josh Duhamel on His First Kiss, First Heartbreak & More|Josh Duhamel|August 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The media are gushing over Bill Clinton after being mesmerized by Michelle Obama.
Are the Media Going Soft on the Democrats?|Howard Kurtz|September 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Watching the video,” Klaidman writes, “Holder was both mesmerized and repulsed.
7 Key Moments in Daniel Klaidman’s ‘Kill or Capture’ About Obama’s Drone War|Matthew DeLuca|June 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST

I had been mesmerized all my life by her tales of love, war, and escape that played out like a movie before my eyes.
‘Crossing the Borders of Time:’ A Mother’s Rekindled Love|Sandra McElwaine|May 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Davy Lannarck, who had spent his adult life in facing the public, now knew that he had 'em mesmerized.
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney
Both men and women were completely absorbed in his story, they seemed to be mesmerized by the earnestness of his manner.
Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4)|Various
When a girl she was easily mesmerized and always took everything that was going, diseases and all.
Around Old Bethany|Robert Lee Berry
Yasmini made her little mistake that minute in believing King was utterly mesmerized at last and utterly in her power.
King--of the Khyber Rifles|Talbot Mundy
Mesmerized subjects do not see the objects or people in the room, or hear any noise whatever except the voice of the operator.
Buchanan's Journal of Man, January 1888|Various