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To be mesmerized is to be totally fascinated by something or someone to the extent that you're not really aware of anything else. It may also mean a state of confusion where the brain "shuts down" and someone just stares blankly not sure what to do or say.
The word derives from the activities of Dr Anton Mesmer, an C18th Viennese physician, who used elaborate rituals (involving use of magnetized rods) to put people into trances believed to have healing value. In truth, the only value in these rituals derived from the elaborate physician/ patient interaction, the placebo effect, power of suggestion etc, and had nothing to do with the "magnetic forces" used. Mesmer was, nevertheless, an early practitioner of what today would be called "hypnotherapy", and the term "mesmerized" is now simply a synonym for hypnosis/ hypnotism; an archaic usage rarely employed by serious hypnosis practitioners.
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∙ 13y agocompelling, in a figuratively (but not literally) hypnotic way...
"when I spoke with the girl, she found my charm and intelligence mesmerising" (ha ha!)
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What is a sentence for mesmerizing?
He found the slowly swing pocket watch in the hypnotist's hand to be completely mesmerizing.
What is a synonym for mesmerizing?
suprising, breath-taking.
What are synonyms for charismatic?
alluring appealing mesmerizing
What does mesmerized mean?
when you are hypnotized or you are loving something very much. unless you want to get technical it means:hold the attention of (someone) to the exclusion of all else or so as to transfix them : she was mesmerized by the blue eyes that stared so intently into her own | [as adj. ] ( mesmerizing) a mesmerizing stare. • archaic hypnotize (someone).
Why might a contemporary poet choose to write in a traditional form?
To create a mesmerizing effect with the rhythms of meter and rhyme. /Apex
What word means the same as hypnotic?
How about mesmerizing?
Can you give me a sentence using the word mesmerizing?
no. diy
What is an -ing- ending word for rainbow?
Amazing, Up-lifting
What is the origin for the word mesmerizing?
Named for German psychologist Dr. Mesmer.
What are sentences for mesmerizing?
The patterns on the screen were mesmerizing.
How do you write a sentence with the word leaf's?
The leaf's branching vein pattern was absolutely mesmerizing.
Is mesmerizing a verb or a noun?
Mesmerizing is a verb, a noun, and an adjective. Example uses:As a verb: He was mesmerizing the audience with the beauty of playing.As a noun: Mesmerizing was once considered an evil doers skill.As an adjective: The mesmerizing view from our balcony was worth the extra cost.
When was Mesmerizing The Ultra created?
Mesmerizing The Ultra was created on 2005-09-13.
What is a sentence for mesmerizing?
He found the slowly swing pocket watch in the hypnotist's hand to be completely mesmerizing.
What is the ability to get people to do what you want?
Mesmerizing
What is a synonym for mesmerizing?
suprising, breath-taking.
What are synonyms for charismatic?
alluring appealing mesmerizing
