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bewitched

UK/bɪˈwɪt͡ʃt/US/bɪˈwɪt͡ʃt/
adjectiveB2+Common in everyday speech and writing · #6,911 of 15,258neutral

Bewitched means placed under an enchantment. Bewitched by a spell, utterly bewitched, bewitched by her.

The figurative sense is the living one and is a compliment: being bewitched by somebody means charmed past reason. The literal sense belongs to folklore and to a period when accusations of witchcraft got people killed.

Definitions of bewitched

  1. 1adjectivebewitchedPlaced under an enchantment.B2+

    “In the story, the princess is bewitched by an evil queen and falls into a deep sleep.”

bewitched is a state.

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