bewitchmentn.

Brit.

/bᵻˈwɪtʃm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/bəˈwɪtʃmənt/,

/biˈwɪtʃmənt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bewitch v., -ment suffix.

Etymology: < bewitch v. + -ment suffix. Compare earlier bewitching n.

1. The fact or power of bewitching (in either sense of the verb); fascination, charm, enchantment.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [noun] > fascination or enchantment

witchcraft?c1550

witchery1575

sireny1600

bewitchment1610

captivation1610

bewitchery1652

enchantment1678

fascination1697

charming1720

witching1796

1610 R. Bernard Plaine Evid. 333 If this Sathanicall bewitchment of him were true, neuerthelesse the Minor is in part false.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) ii. iii. 101 I will counterfet the bewitchment of some popular man.

1876 M. E. Braddon Joshua Haggard's Daughter III. 10 When weighed against the bewitchment of fair looks and winning ways.

1992 G. Adair Post-modernist always rings Twice 50 The enduring bewitchment of Disney's work.

2. Witchcraft, sorcery. Also: the fact or state of being bewitched (in sense 1 of the verb); enchantment.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > state of being bewitched

bewitchedness1587

fascination1622

bewitchery1711

bewitchment1794

1794 S. Cullen Haunted Priory (Dublin) x. 196 To be sure it is all bewitchment and sorcery; for there is nothing about us here but conjurers, magicians, spirits, and witches, and I wish we were well out of it.

1818 S. T. Coleridge Friend (new ed.) I. v. 52 The evil day of his sensual bewitchment.

1992 Amer. Scholar Autumn 504 The local physician..eventually made a diagnosis of ‘bewitchment’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bewitchment
释义	bewitchmentn. Brit. /bᵻˈwɪtʃm(ə)nt/, U.S. /bəˈwɪtʃmənt/, /biˈwɪtʃmənt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bewitch v., -ment suffix. Etymology: < bewitch v. + -ment suffix. Compare earlier bewitching n. 1. The fact or power of bewitching (in either sense of the verb); fascination, charm, enchantment. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [noun] > fascination or enchantment witchcraft?c1550 witchery1575 sireny1600 bewitchment1610 captivation1610 bewitchery1652 enchantment1678 fascination1697 charming1720 witching1796 1610 R. Bernard Plaine Evid. 333 If this Sathanicall bewitchment of him were true, neuerthelesse the Minor is in part false. a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) ii. iii. 101 I will counterfet the bewitchment of some popular man. View more context for this quotation 1876 M. E. Braddon Joshua Haggard's Daughter III. 10 When weighed against the bewitchment of fair looks and winning ways. 1992 G. Adair Post-modernist always rings Twice 50 The enduring bewitchment of Disney's work. 2. Witchcraft, sorcery. Also: the fact or state of being bewitched (in sense 1 of the verb); enchantment. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > state of being bewitched bewitchedness1587 fascination1622 bewitchery1711 bewitchment1794 1794 S. Cullen Haunted Priory (Dublin) x. 196 To be sure it is all bewitchment and sorcery; for there is nothing about us here but conjurers, magicians, spirits, and witches, and I wish we were well out of it. 1818 S. T. Coleridge Friend (new ed.) I. v. 52 The evil day of his sensual bewitchment. 1992 Amer. Scholar Autumn 504 The local physician..eventually made a diagnosis of ‘bewitchment’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1610
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