beguiled
Being beguiled is like being captivated, charmed, delighted, enthralled, or entranced. When you're beguiled, you really like what you see.
Being beguiled is a nice feeling: it means you are totally absorbed by something in an enjoyable way. You can be beguiled by a sporting event, a movie, or a concert. You could be beguiled by another person who is attractive or clever. When you're beguiled, you like what you see so much that you can't take your eyes off it — almost like being in a trance.
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filled with wonder and delightsynonyms: captivated, charmed, delighted, enthralled, entrancedenchantedinfluenced as by charms or incantations
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Vocabulary lists containing beguiled
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