mesmerized

/ˈmɛzməˌraɪzd/

If you’re mesmerized, you are so fascinated by something, you can’t look away. The mesmerized look in your eyes reveals that watching hockey seems to put you in a trance.

Pronounced "mez-mur-ized," the adjective mesmerized describes being held in place by something — not physically — but by extreme interest in what you see or hear. Great movies keep you mesmerized or almost hypnotized with giant images and sounds. Being mesmerized almost feels like you are in a spell, as some people feel when looking at celebrity gossip and photos online.

Definitions of mesmerized

1. adjective

   having your attention fixated as though by a spell
   synonyms: fascinated, hypnotised, hypnotized, mesmerised, spell-bound, spellbound, transfixed

   enchanted

   influenced as by charms or incantations