bewitchment

noun

bi-ˈwich-mənt How to pronounce bewitchment (audio)
Definition of bewitchmentnext
1
as in spell
a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power the hope that there was some bewitchment that would turn their jerky son-in-law into a prince

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2
as in witchcraft
the power to control natural forces through supernatural means while stuck in traffic, I could have used a bit of bewitchment to clear the road of other drivers

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Recent Examples of bewitchment Irving then alerts us to the prevalence of bewitchment in the region, setting us up for the Gothic tale to follow. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026 Her work, then, is the work of resuscitation via bewitchment. — Ocean Vuong, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2025 But if there is some kind of bewitchment going on in these encounters, Evelyn is entirely immune. — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2025 One depends on a set of abstract rules; the other on a sequence of mutual bewitchments. — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2019 Here, where both land and life are flat, the privations of rural teenage existence yield wild and elemental bewitchments. — New York Times, 1 June 2017 The ergot fungus grows on cereals such as rye and produces several neurological symptoms that were historically attributed to bewitchment for many centuries. — Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 1 Dec. 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bewitchment
  1. spell
  2. witchcraft
  3. curse
  4. sorcery
  5. magic
Noun
  • This would've already been an abnormal natural hot spell on top of a huge amount of climate change, Barnes said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Some people are even gravitating toward religious organizations and turning to mystical practices like psychics and love spells to find a partner.
    — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of spell
Noun
  • The greedy Colonel Pyncheon accused a man named Matthew Maule of witchcraft, in order to steal his property.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The series explores the unsettling collision of ancient witchcraft beliefs and modern digital dating culture.
    — Samantha Bergeson, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of witchcraft
Noun
  • But while social media debates on whether a Glee-boot is a blessing or a curse, the former cast is dusting off their sequin hats.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Embedding nature in the wider business The breadth of nature is a blessing and a curse.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of curse
Noun
  • The two of them crafted a business plan for a bookstore, one that wouldn’t look out of place in a sword and sorcery fantasy novel, with a hidden speakeasy.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Now, the sorcery of the dance floor is that this is never happening to only one dancer.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of sorcery
Noun
  • For The Times) Grandparents sitting in the football bleachers offer moments of magic at high school football games.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • But their luck evaporated in the desert, where the Diamondbacks discovered some magic of their own.
    — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of magic

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