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• past participle of intrigue.
• past tense form of intrigue.

intrigued

American  

[in-treegd] / ɪnˈtrigd /

adjective

1. 

   curious about or fascinated by something unusual or mysterious.

   Intrigued onlookers came out onto their balconies, trying to catch a glimpse of the festivities.

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

• unintrigued
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of intrigued

intrigue ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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intrigued

Demonstrators walked peacefully from Atocha train station to the Gran Via, the Spanish capital's prime shopping avenue, watched by intrigued tourists.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

Making his first film outside Romania, Mungiu had been intrigued by the 2015 case, visiting the Norwegian town where the incident occurred and speaking to family members, judges and journalists.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Nieuwenhuijsen was intrigued by the case because she hoped to learn more about the painter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

"Sleep may appear peaceful, but the brain is highly active -- especially when dreaming. We were intrigued by this paradox, and wanted to look into the scientific basis behind why dreaming is somehow tiring."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

“What intrigued us more than anything was that he was a neurology resident,” says Kip Oberting, then at White Mountains.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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