Transfixed

adj, verb

adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of transfix form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Rendered motionless by completely focused attention, rapt, entranced, mesmerized.
Adjective
  1. 1
    having your attention fixated as though by a spell wordnet

Example

More examples

"She stood transfixed as if she had seen a ghost."

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