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
  • The agency compared the heat wave’s severity to that of August 2003, when a 16-day hot spell caused 70,000 deaths across Europe.
    The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2026
  • Onana was forced off during Belgium’s round-of-16 win over the USMNT and is now set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Noun
  • That feeling is only intensified by Xang’s under-his-breath threats and twisted meditations that come across more like free-car witchcraft.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026
  • Starring Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed, the film tells the story of Urbain Grandier, a 17th-century Catholic priest who was burned at the stake over accusations of witchcraft.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • That 2016 film introduced Johnson as demigod Maui alongside Auli’i Cravalho as the titular girl with exceptional navigation skills, with the pair teaming up to stop a curse from targeting her island.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2026
  • Everything the man is touching nowadays turns into gold for him and rot for the rest of us, a curse any smart person would avoid.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 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
  • Nearby Playa El Limón offers another version of the region’s magic.
    Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • In this in-depth guide from AD, rediscover the importance and magic of Wright’s most famous private residence.
    Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026

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“Bewitchment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bewitchment. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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