TRANSFIXED

fascinated, hypnotized, hypnotised, mesmerized, mesmerised, spellbound, spell-bound, transfixed

(adjective) having your attention fixated as though by a spell

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

transfixed (comparative more transfixed, superlative most transfixed)

Rendered motionless by completely focused attention, rapt, entranced, mesmerized.

Synonyms

• rapt

• enthralled

• entranced

• mesmerized

• hypnotized

Verb

transfixed

simple past tense and past participle of transfix

Source: Wiktionary


TRANSFIX

Trans*fix", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transfixed; p. pr. & vb. n. Transfixing.] Etym: [L. transfixus, p. p. of transfigure to transfix; trans across, through + figere to fix, fasten. See Fix.]

Definition: To pierce through, as with a pointed weapon; to impale; as, to transfix one with a dart.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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