Bewitchment
noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The characteristic of being bewitched. countable, uncountable
"I would say that the spell – a bewitchment I’ve doubtless failed fully to capture – had broken by the time the family appeared, waxwork-like on the balcony, their majesties unable to enjoy the flypast in crowns that strained their necks and would not let them look up."
- 2 a magical spell wordnet
Example
More examples"I would say that the spell – a bewitchment I’ve doubtless failed fully to capture – had broken by the time the family appeared, waxwork-like on the balcony, their majesties unable to enjoy the flypast in crowns that strained their necks and would not let them look up."
Etymology
From bewitch + -ment.
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