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1. : to subject to mesmerism. also : hypnotize. 2. : spellbind. I found myself mesmerized by the grandiosity of it all Arnold Plotnick. The crowd was mesmerized by the acrobats. mesmerizer noun.
verb. (UK usually mesmerise) uk / ˈmez.mə.raɪz / us / ˈmez.mə.raɪz / [ T often passive ] to have someone's attention completely so that they cannot think of anything else: I was completely mesmerized by the performance. [ T ] old-fashioned for hypnotize. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making people excited and interested. absorbed.
Synonyms for MESMERIZED: hypnotized, intrigued, interested, engaged, involved, enthralled, conscious, watchful; Antonyms of MESMERIZED: distracted, absent, inattentive, unfocused, abstracted, oblivious, absentminded, dreamy.
verb. (UK usually mesmerise) uk / ˈmez.mə.raɪz / us / ˈmez.mə.raɪz / Add to word list. [ T often passive ] to have someone's attention completely so that they cannot think of anything else: I was completely mesmerized by the performance. [ T ] old-fashioned for hypnotize. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Mesmerized definition: in a hypnotic or trancelike state; hypnotized. See examples of MESMERIZED used in a sentence.
Mesmerize definition: to completely capture the attention of; spellbind; fascinate. See examples of MESMERIZE used in a sentence.
If you’re mesmerized, you are so fascinated by something, you can’t look away. The mesmerized look in your eyes reveals that watching hockey seems to put you in a trance. Pronounced "mez-mur-ized," the adjective mesmerized describes being held in place by something — not physically — but by extreme interest in what you see or hear.
