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Meanings of mesmerised in English

Having your attention fixated as though by a spell.

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Usage of mesmerised in English
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Broadcast live in its early stages, the trial mesmerised millions of Arabs.
Reuters
2
Throughout, you're left mesmerised by how much Marcus packs into his lines.
The Irish Times
3
She was partially committed to his schemes; and she was easily mesmerised.
David Elginbrod
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Courtney is mesmerised by these ordinary houses with their neatly kept gardens.
The Guardian
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It is dreadful, but the poet is mesmerised by this cold expanse.
The Guardian
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She looked at me as if mesmerised, and mechanically she obeyed me.
Dr. Dumany's Wife
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A visual and harmonic feat that mesmerised audiences with its Shakespearian beauty.
The Guardian
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But what mesmerised me was not the sex, but the bubonic plague.
The Guardian
9
He stared as if mesmerised while I descended, weak from the reaction.
The Asylum
10
Everyone else seemed hypnotised, mesmerised, but for all the wrong reasons.
Slow decay
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Especially when you realise that kids are absolutely mesmerised by this piggy guff.
The Guardian
12
The trial of Robert Pickton in Canada has mesmerised the country.
The Guardian
13
I stand mesmerised in the soft, embracing reassurance in his look.
Radio NZ
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I was mesmerised by the cello, and by music in general.
The Irish Times
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Having devoured it in a single mesmerised gulp, I won't disagree.
The Irish Times
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I liked to watch the transition, childishly mesmerised by the ritual of it.
The Irish Times
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