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单词 bewitchedness
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bewitchednessn.

Brit. /bᵻˈwɪtʃtnəs/, /bᵻˈwɪtʃᵻdnᵻs/, U.S. /bəˈwɪtʃ(t)nəs/, /biˈwɪtʃədnəs/
Forms: see bewitched adj. and -ness suffix.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bewitched adj., -ness suffix.
Etymology: < bewitched adj. + -ness suffix.
Somewhat rare.
The state or condition of being bewitched; an instance of this.
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the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > state of being bewitched
bewitchedness1587
fascination1622
bewitchery1711
bewitchment1794
1587 J. Harmar tr. T. de Bèze Serm. 366 It is then a meere bewitchednesse [Fr. sorcelerie] & phrensie to tie the holy ghost vnto one place whatsoeuer it be.
1886 J. M'Laren Neil Willox vii. 82 Knox..had a battened-down craving for refined, poetical, holy love, which would have seemed utter madness had he ‘set it forth’ in plain words—either madness, sin, or bewitchedness.
1994 Magical & Aesthetic in Folklore Balkan Slavs: Papers Internat. Conf. 22 In addition to people, the following animals can be bewitched: horse, ox, cow, sheep and their young, while the donkey, goat, dog and cat are generally not disposed to bewitchedness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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