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Antonyms for fascinated

Grammar : Adj
Spell : fas-uh-neyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfæs əˌneɪt


Definition of fascinated

Origin :
  • 1590s, "bewitch, enchant," from Middle French fasciner (14c.), from Latin fascinatus, past participle of fascinare "bewitch, enchant, fascinate," from fascinus "spell, witchcraft," of uncertain origin. Possibly from Greek baskanos "bewitcher, sorcerer," with form influenced by Latin fari "speak" (see fame (n.)).
  • The Greek word might be from a Thracian equivalent of Greek phaskein "to say;" cf. also enchant, and German besprechen "to charm," from sprechen "to speak." Earliest used of witches and of serpents, who were said to be able to cast a spell by a look that rendered one unable to move or resist. Sense of "delight, attract" is first recorded 1815. Related: Fascinated; fascinating.
  • adj captivated, spellbound
Example sentences :
  • The fairy godmother romance of it fascinated her girlish mind.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • She straightened her young form and stared, fascinated, at the door.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • She went with him to haul the grain to mill and was fascinated by the big scales.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • Morton, in a word, was fascinated; this man was the only friend he had made.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • She rested and fascinated him at once by her strength and homely charm.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • I was fascinated; and the nearer she came, the less could I keep from watching her.
  • Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
  • "He has fascinated you as he has fascinated Mother and Nance," Dan replied.
  • Extract from : « The Inn at the Red Oak » by Latta Griswold
  • Dan was fascinated, motionless, held as in a vice by the horror of the thing.
  • Extract from : « The Inn at the Red Oak » by Latta Griswold
  • To Hilary's fascinated gaze it seemed as if there would be a terrific smash.
  • Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
  • When his eyes got back to Miggs, they rested on her; fascinated.
  • Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens

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