mesmerism

Meaning

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).

Synonyms

hypnotism

hypnosis

suggestion

animal magnetism

fascination

juggling

legerdemain

magic

🪄

magnetism

mystique

sleight of hand

sorcery

spell

witchery

allurement

somnolism

bewitchment

charm

conjuring

Translations

mesmerismo

mesmérisme

hypnotisme

υπνωτισμός

Mesmerismus

mesmerismo

magnétisme

hipnotismo

hypnotische Wirkung

Hypnotismus

hipnotisme

γοητεία

suggestion

Magnetismus

μαγνητισμός

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɛz.məˌɹɪz.əm/

Etymology

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