bewitchment

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be·witch·ment | \ bi-ˈwich-mənt

, bē- \

Definition of bewitchment

1a : the act or power of bewitching

b : a spell that bewitches

2 : the state of being bewitched

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the hope that there was some bewitchment that would turn their jerky son-in-law into a prince while stuck in traffic, I could have used a bit of bewitchment to clear the road of other drivers

Recent Examples on the Web One depends on a set of abstract rules; the other on a sequence of mutual bewitchments. — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, "The Field Guide to Tyranny," 16 Dec. 2019 Here, where both land and life are flat, the privations of rural teenage existence yield wild and elemental bewitchments. — New York Times, "9 New Books We Recommend This Week," 1 June 2017

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