Definition of bewitched
: controlled or affected by or as if by a magic spell
… as if he were not my great-grandfather at all but some mournful, bewitched old huntsman from a storybook, tongue-tied by the bad fairy, unable to speak.— Donna Tartt As though the ship were bewitched, from the moment they left Saybrook everything went wrong.— Elizabeth George Speare
: influenced, attracted, or charmed as if by magic
was bewitched by her beauty Until his death at 36, Byron continued a course of sybaritic abandon, traveling with an entourage bewitched by his escapades and terrified by his mood swings and violent temper.— Kathryn Harrison
Test Your Vocabulary
Great Words for Scrabble
-
- Which of the following Q-without-U words means the number five in cards or dice?

Test your knowledge - and maybe learn something along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZ
A daily challenge for crossword fanatics.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share bewitched
Time Traveler for bewitched
The first known use of bewitched was in the 14th century
See more words from the same century