Spellbind — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe

attract strongly, as if with a magnet

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spˈɛlbaɪnd/

🇬🇧British English

/spˈɛlbaɪnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spˈɛlbaɪnd/

2 syllables Say it as /spˈɛlbaɪnd/.

Examples

The snake charmer fascinates the cobra
She magnetized the audience with her tricks

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

magnetize magnetise entrance mesmerise mesmerize transfix bewitch fascinate grip

Parts of Speech

verb	to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe “The snake charmer fascinates the cobra”
verb	attract strongly, as if with a magnet “She magnetized the audience with her tricks”
verb	put into a trance

Word Forms

fascination	noun	the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
grip	noun	an intellectual hold or understanding
spellbinder	noun	an orator who can hold his listeners spellbound
magnetization	noun	the extent or degree to which something is magnetized
magnet	noun	(physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field
entrancement	noun	a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verzaubern

bewegungslos machen, wie durch einen starren Blick oder durch Erwecken von Schrecken oder Ehrfurcht

🇫🇷French

fasciner

rendre immobile, comme avec un regard fixe ou en suscitant la terreur ou la crainte

🇪🇸Spanish

hechizar

dejar inmóvil, como con una mirada fija o despertando terror o asombro

🇮🇹Italian

incantare

rendere immobile, come con lo sguardo fisso o suscitando terrore o soggezione

🇳🇱Dutch

betoveren

bewegingloos te maken, zoals bij een starre blik of door angst of ontzag op te wekken

🇵🇹Portuguese

fascinante

ficar imóvel, como com um olhar fixo ou despertando terror ou admiração

🇷🇺Russian

очаровывать

делать неподвижным, например, при пристальном взгляде или вызывая ужас или трепет

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मोहित करना

गतिहीन करना, जैसे कि एकटक घूरकर या आतंक या विस्मय जगाकर

🇧🇩Bengali

বানান

স্থির দৃষ্টিতে বা আতঙ্ক বা ভীতি জাগিয়ে তোলার মতো, গতিহীন রেন্ডার করা

🇮🇳Tamil

எழுத்துப்பிழை

ஒரு நிலையான பார்வை அல்லது பயங்கரம் அல்லது பிரமிப்பைத் தூண்டுவது போல, அசையாமல் இருக்க வேண்டும்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్పెల్‌బైండ్

స్థిరమైన చూపుతో లేదా భయం లేదా విస్మయాన్ని రేకెత్తించడం ద్వారా చలనం లేకుండా చేయడం

🇮🇳Marathi

जादूटोणा

स्थिर टक लावून पाहिल्याप्रमाणे किंवा दहशत किंवा विस्मय निर्माण करून गतिहीन करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

જોડણી

ગતિહીન રેન્ડર કરવા માટે, જેમ કે નિશ્ચિત તાકીને અથવા આતંક અથવા ધાક ઉત્તેજીત કરીને

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಗುಣಿತ

ಸ್ಥಿರ ದಿಟ್ಟಿಸಿದಂತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಭಯ ಅಥವಾ ವಿಸ್ಮಯವನ್ನು ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಾಕುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಚಲನರಹಿತವಾಗಿಸಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അക്ഷരപ്പിശക്

ഒരു നിശ്ചിത തുറിച്ചുനോട്ടത്തിലോ ഭീതിയോ ഭയമോ ഉണർത്തുന്നത് പോലെ ചലനരഹിതമാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਾਦੂ

ਗਤੀਹੀਣ ਰੈਂਡਰ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਇੱਕ ਸਥਿਰ ਨਜ਼ਰ ਨਾਲ ਜਾਂ ਦਹਿਸ਼ਤ ਜਾਂ ਡਰ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਕੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

جادو

بے حرکت کرنا، جیسا کہ گھور کر یا دہشت یا خوف پیدا کر کے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

着迷

使一动不动，如凝视或引起恐惧或敬畏

🇯🇵Japanese

スペルバインド

じっと見つめたり、恐怖や畏敬の念を引き起こしたりして、動かなくなること

🇰🇷Korean

마법을 부리다

고정된 시선으로 또는 공포나 경외감을 불러일으켜 움직이지 않게 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bùa mê

làm cho bất động, như với một cái nhìn chằm chằm cố định hoặc bằng cách khơi dậy nỗi kinh hoàng hoặc sợ hãi

🇹🇭Thai

สะกด

กระทำให้นิ่งเฉย เช่น การจ้องมองอย่างแน่วแน่ หรือโดยเร้าให้หวาดกลัวหรือตกตะลึง

🇮🇩Indonesian

mempesona

untuk membuat tidak bergerak, seperti dengan tatapan tetap atau dengan menimbulkan teror atau kekaguman

🇲🇾Malay

memikat

untuk menjadikan tidak bergerak, seperti dengan pandangan yang tetap atau dengan membangkitkan ketakutan atau kekaguman

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فتن

جعله بلا حراك، كما هو الحال مع التحديق الثابت أو من خلال إثارة الرعب أو الرهبة

🇮🇷Persian

طلسم

بی حرکت کردن، مانند یک نگاه ثابت یا با برانگیختن وحشت یا هیبت

🇹🇷Turkish

büyü yapmak

sabit bir bakışla veya korku veya korku uyandırarak hareketsiz kılmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

קסם

להפוך ללא תנועה, כמו במבט קבוע או על ידי עוררות אימה או יראה

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The primary meaning of 'spellbind' is 'to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe'.

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