mesmerised
Lost in fascination
Mesmerised (British spelling of mesmerized) describes being utterly captivated or spellbound, unable to look away or think of anything else: The children sat mesmerised by the fireworks.
The word derives from Franz Mesmer, an 18th-century physician who popularized hypnosis.
Something mesmerising holds attention completely, as if by hypnotic power.
Semiconscious, unresponsive condition
- hypnosisInduced trance state
- hypnotizedInduced into trance state
- mesmericEntrancing, impossible to ignore
- suggestibleEasily influenced by others
induction · hypnotherapy · sleepwalker · somnambulist · autohypnosis · entranced · glazed · drowsy
Held as if enchanted
- transfixedHeld immobile by amazement
- fascinatedIntensely absorbed and curious
- enthralledDeeply fascinated, held rapt
- engrossedWholly absorbed in something
absorbed · riveted · gripped · rapt · bewitched · enchanted · charmed · enraptured
Overcome by profound wonder
- wonderstruckAmazed beyond words
- wide-eyedShowing naive amazement
- slack-jawedMouth open from shock
- open-mouthedWith jaw dropped
starstruck · amazed · astonished · marvelling · goggle-eyed · dumbstruck · breathless · overcome
trance
Semiconscious, unresponsive condition
- hypnosisInduced trance state
- hypnotizedInduced into trance state
- mesmericEntrancing, impossible to ignore
suggestible · induction · hypnotherapy · sleepwalker · somnambulist · autohypnosis · entranced · glazed · drowsy · monotone
spellbound
Held as if enchanted
- transfixedHeld immobile by amazement
- fascinatedIntensely absorbed and curious
- enthralledDeeply fascinated, held rapt
engrossed · absorbed · riveted · gripped · rapt · bewitched · enchanted · charmed · enraptured · fixated
awestruck
Overcome by profound wonder
- wonderstruckAmazed beyond words
- wide-eyedShowing naive amazement
- slack-jawedMouth open from shock
open-mouthed · starstruck · amazed · astonished · marvelling · goggle-eyed · dumbstruck · breathless · overcome · overwhelmed
mesmerisedbored
Lacking interest or engagement
distracted · inattentive · uninterested · disinterested · disengaged
mesmeriseddisenchanted
Lost one's illusions
unmoved · unimpressed · indifferent · apathetic · blasé