Definition of bewitchmentnext

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Recent Examples of bewitchment Her work, then, is the work of resuscitation via bewitchment. Ocean Vuong, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2025 But if there is some kind of bewitchment going on in these encounters, Evelyn is entirely immune. Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2025 One depends on a set of abstract rules; the other on a sequence of mutual bewitchments. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 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, 1 June 2017 The ergot fungus grows on cereals such as rye and produces several neurological symptoms that were historically attributed to bewitchment for many centuries. Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 1 Dec. 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bewitchment
Noun
  • Michael Carrick is aiming to build on the positive early signs from his interim spell, while the club has made some useful additions.
    Dean Jones, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • For a spell in the last few years, he became known for cartoonishly long nail extensions, lacquered and bejeweled.
    Abigail Sylvor Greenberg, Vanity Fair, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The British horror film stars Oscar-winner Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed, telling the story of Urbain Grandier, a 17th-century priest who was accused of witchcraft.
    Mya Copeland, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Think earthy, free-spirited garb, Bohemian crafts and clothing, and the visual symbols of Wicca and other witchcraft traditions.
    Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Along with the town’s hard-drinking fisherman Wyck (Root), and the town hall staff of Patricia (O’Flynn), Rosemary (Dickey) and Dale (Hiller), Loftis tries to ignore a centuries-old island curse while attracting tourists to the island.
    Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026
  • In other cases Hoodoo was used to counter the threat of curses, as in the practice of suspending bottles from a tree to trap any malevolent spirits or witches traveling in spirit form.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • His brother-in-law had been accused of sorcery, and his home had been set on fire.
    Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • With ancient Greek tale The Odyssey still slashing its way to peak box office, the sword and sorcery age remains a potent genre for Hollywood.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In the end, Cameroon’s experience won out as Malawi’s debut magic dried up one game too soon.
    Emily Olsen, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Tokarz needed the cube to play both on stage in Los Angeles and on the Strip in Las Vegas, so the sequence was broken into three bits and, with the magic of VFX and editing, seamlessly woven together.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Bewitchment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bewitchment. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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