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单词 mesmerizability
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mesmerizabilityn.

Brit. /ˌmɛzmərʌɪzəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌmɛzməˌraɪzəˈbɪlᵻdi/, /ˌmɛsməˌraɪzəˈbɪlᵻdi/
Forms: 1800s mesmerisibility (irregular), 1900s– mesmerizability.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mesmerizable adj., -ity suffix.
Etymology: < mesmerizable adj. + -ity suffix: see -bility suffix. With form mesmerisibility compare -ibility suffix.
rare.
The capacity to be mesmerized.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > mesmerism > state allowing or susceptibility
rapport1837
mesmerizability1840
hypnotizability1888
suggestibility1890
1840 C. H. Townshend Facts in Mesmerism ii. iii. 134 An experiment..as to the mesmerisibility [sic] of mankind in general.
1985 Jrnl. Philos. 82 513 If we accept..Eichmann's plea to have been a mere ‘cog in the wheel’, we end up attributing..to the many, a mesmerizability, manipulability, and craven cowardice that is beneath all humanity.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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