mesmerism

Signification (Anglais)

1. (countable, uncountable) The method or power of gaining control over someone's personality or actions, as in hypnosis or suggestion.
2. (countable, uncountable) The state induced by hypnotic methods (especially that of Mesmer himself).

Concepts

mesmérisme

hypnotisme

magnétisme

suggestion

Synonymes

hypnotism

hypnosis

suggestion

animal magnetism

fascination

juggling

legerdemain

magic

🪄

magnetism

mystique

sleight of hand

sorcery

spell

witchery

allurement

somnolism

bewitchment

charm

conjuring

Traductions

mesmerismo

hipnotismo

Mesmerismus

mesmerismo

υπνωτισμός

hypnotische Wirkung

Hypnotismus

hipnotisme

γοητεία

Magnetismus

magnetismo

ipnotismo

mesmerismo

magnetismus

μαγνητισμός

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈmɛz.məˌɹɪz.əm/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From French mesmérisme, analysable as Mesmer + -ism; so called after Franz Anton Mesmer (1734–1815), a German physician who developed the animal magnetism theory.