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BEWITCHMENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bewitchment mean?
• BEWITCHMENT (noun)
The noun BEWITCHMENT has 1 sense:
1. a magical spell
Familiarity information: BEWITCHMENT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A magical spell
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
bewitchment; enchantment
Hypernyms ("bewitchment" is a kind of...):
black art; black magic; necromancy; sorcery (the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world)
Derivation:
bewitch (cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something)
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