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
  • Before joining Newcastle, Howe coached Bournemouth over two spells, either side of a season with Burnley.
    David Ornstein, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • France became the first World Cup winner to then also win the Euros during this incredible two-year spell.
    Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
Noun
  • Helen’s famous face has been disfigured, presumably by her angry husband, Menelaus; the sorceress Circe uses her witchcraft in self-defense, seemingly as a result of traumatic encounters with men.
    Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
  • The film also stars Anne Hathaway as Odysseus’ wife, Penelope; Tom Holland as their son, Telemachus; Pattinson as the Ithacan suitor, Antinous; Zendaya as goddess of wisdom, Athena; and Charlize Theron as goddess of witchcraft, Circe.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 July 2026
Noun
  • Despite these flat denials, and no mention of the ‘curse’ before 1990, the mythology only grew as Mayo’s barren years piled up.
    Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • Questions and complaints are frequent and often descend into curse-laden spats.
    Kyung Lah, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Noun
  • These are some of man's most sorcery-like achievements, providing materials with excellent engineering properties.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
  • Come to Eternia, the mythical home of flying dragon-like creatures, and swords, and sorcery, and spaceships — really, all the stuff a 12-year-old science fiction fanatic loves.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • Caribenya’s magic, and Pimienta’s real achievement, is a record that beautifully slips through your fingers.
    Maria Nenet Barrios, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026
  • The fourth star and a fairytale send off for Lionel Messi earned through lots of grit, fighting spirit and a bit of magic evaporated into the East Rutherford, New Jersey, air.
    Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

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“Bewitchment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bewitchment. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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