"bewitchment" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bewitchments [plural]
Etymology: From bewitch + -ment. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bewitch|ment}} bewitch + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bewitchment (countable and uncountable, plural bewitchments)
  1. The characteristic of being bewitched. Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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