spellbound
[ spel-bound ]
/ ˈspɛlˌbaʊnd /
adjective
bound by or as if by a spell; enchanted, entranced, or fascinated: a spellbound audience.
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a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
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spellbound
/ (ˈspɛlˌbaʊnd) /
adjective
having one's attention held as though one is bound by a spella spellbound audience
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