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mesmerism.

The method or power of gaining control over someone's personality or actions.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɛz.məˌɹɪz.əm/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɛz.mɚˌɪz.əm/Canada, General-American/ˈmez.məˌɹɪz.əm/Australia
  1. The method or power of gaining control over someone's personality or actions.

    broadly · countable · uncountable
  2. The method or power of gaining control over someone's personality or actions. The theory and practice of Mesmer himself or his disciples, which involved hypnosis and a superstructure of theory that included animal magnetism.

    broadly · countable · uncountable
  3. The state induced by hypnotic methods (especially those of Mesmer himself).

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

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