mesmerising

adjective/ˈmezməraɪzɪŋ/CEFR C1

সম্মোহিত করে রাখার মতো

Meaning

So fascinating that you cannot take your eyes off it.

Example sentences

The dance was mesmerising.নাচটি ছিল সম্মোহনী।
She has a mesmerising voice.তার কণ্ঠ সম্মোহিত করে রাখে।

Common phrases with “mesmerising”

absolutely mesmerisingএকেবারে সম্মোহনী
a mesmerising performanceসম্মোহনী পরিবেশনা
mesmerising to watchদেখতে সম্মোহনী

A common mistake

The crowd was mesmerising by the fireworks.→The crowd was mesmerised by the fireworks.

The thing that holds you is mesmerising; the person held is mesmerised. The word comes from Franz Mesmer, an eighteenth-century doctor whose name also gave us mesmerism. Britain writes -ising, America -izing.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: spellbinding, hypnotic

Antonyms: dull

Similar words, and what each means

spellbinding
মন্ত্রমুগ্ধ করে রাখার মতো
So interesting that you cannot look away.
hypnotic
সম্মোহনী; ঘুম আনে এমন
Holding the attention completely, or, in medicine, causing sleep.

Opposite words

dull
নিষ্প্রভ, ম্লান রঙের
Not bright or shiny in colour.

“mesmerising” elsewhere on EnglishBD

The film was mesmerising — I could not look away.
soporific — dictionary →

Check yourself

“mesmerising” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • গর্ভবতী, অন্তঃসত্ত্বা
- • ভারী, কষ্টকর
- • সম্মোহিত করে রাখার মতো
- • অদক্ষ, অযোগ্য
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সম্মোহিত করে রাখার মতো — mesmerising (adjective) — সম্মোহিত করে রাখার মতো. So fascinating that you cannot take your eyes off it.
Which word is closest in meaning to “mesmerising”?
- • spellbinding
- • antenatal
- • diplomatic
- • historic
Show the answer
spellbinding — spellbinding — মন্ত্রমুগ্ধ করে রাখার মতো. So interesting that you cannot look away.

Related words

mesmerising

adjective/ˈmezməraɪzɪŋ/CEFR C1

সম্মোহিত করে রাখার মতো

Meaning

So fascinating that you cannot take your eyes off it.

Example sentences

The dance was mesmerising.নাচটি ছিল সম্মোহনী।
She has a mesmerising voice.তার কণ্ঠ সম্মোহিত করে রাখে।

Common phrases with “mesmerising”

absolutely mesmerisingএকেবারে সম্মোহনী
a mesmerising performanceসম্মোহনী পরিবেশনা
mesmerising to watchদেখতে সম্মোহনী

A common mistake

The crowd was mesmerising by the fireworks.→The crowd was mesmerised by the fireworks.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: spellbinding, hypnotic

Antonyms: dull

Similar words, and what each means

spellbinding
মন্ত্রমুগ্ধ করে রাখার মতো
So interesting that you cannot look away.
hypnotic
সম্মোহনী; ঘুম আনে এমন
Holding the attention completely, or, in medicine, causing sleep.

Opposite words

dull
নিষ্প্রভ, ম্লান রঙের
Not bright or shiny in colour.

“mesmerising” elsewhere on EnglishBD

The film was mesmerising — I could not look away.
soporific — dictionary →

Check yourself

“mesmerising” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • গর্ভবতী, অন্তঃসত্ত্বা
- • ভারী, কষ্টকর
- • সম্মোহিত করে রাখার মতো
- • অদক্ষ, অযোগ্য
Show the answer
সম্মোহিত করে রাখার মতো — mesmerising (adjective) — সম্মোহিত করে রাখার মতো. So fascinating that you cannot take your eyes off it.
Which word is closest in meaning to “mesmerising”?
- • spellbinding
- • antenatal
- • diplomatic
- • historic
Show the answer
spellbinding — spellbinding — মন্ত্রমুগ্ধ করে রাখার মতো. So interesting that you cannot look away.