mesmerised

Questions about mesmerised

What does mesmerised mean?

mesmerised means "having your attention fixated as though by a spell".

How many syllables are in mesmerised?

mesmerised has 3 syllables: me-smeri-sed. The stress falls on "me".

What is another word for mesmerised?

Close synonyms include fascinated, hypnotized, hypnotised, mesmerized, spellbound. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mesmerised a common word?

mesmerised is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.