mesmerizationn.
/ˌmɛzmərʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌmɛzmərəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌmɛsmərəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌmɛzməˌraɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌmɛsməˌraɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ The action of mesmerizing a person; the process of being mesmerized. Also in extended use.
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1829 R. Chenevix in London Med. & Physical Jrnl. New Ser. 7 117 In two minutes' mesmerization, Ireland's eyes began to water.
1845 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 57 223 The mesmerisation of water.
1963 Amer. Econ. Rev. 53 1114 The growing influence of the ‘mass media of complacency’, the mesmerization of the present generation by the language of the welfare State.
1984 New Republic 20 Feb. 6/1 As an experiment in avoiding mesmerization, I tried not watching his State of the Union speech this year, and reading a transcript instead.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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