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 and divides as me-smeri-sed under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

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.