Fascination — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)

a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˌæsᵻnˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/fˌasɪnˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˌasɪnˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /fˌæsᵻnˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

he held the children spellbound with magic tricks and other fascinations

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

enthrallment enchantment captivation

Parts of Speech

noun	the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
noun	a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
noun	the capacity to attract intense interest “he held the children spellbound with magic tricks and other fascinations”

Word Forms

fascinate	verb	cause to be interested or curious
captivate	verb	attract; cause to be enamored
enchant	verb	attract; cause to be enamored
enthrall	verb	hold spellbound

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Faszination

der Zustand intensiven Interesses (z. B. durch Ehrfurcht oder Schrecken)

🇪🇸Spanish

fascinación

el estado de estar intensamente interesado (como por asombro o terror)

🇮🇹Italian

fascino

lo stato di intensamente interessato (come per timore reverenziale o terrore)

🇳🇱Dutch

fascinatie

de staat van intense belangstelling (zoals door ontzag of terreur)

🇵🇹Portuguese

fascinação

o estado de estar intensamente interessado (como por admiração ou terror)

🇷🇺Russian

обаяние

состояние сильного интереса (как трепет или ужас)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सम्मोहन

अत्यधिक रुचि होने की अवस्था (जैसे भय या आतंक से)

🇧🇩Bengali

মুগ্ধতা

তীব্রভাবে আগ্রহী হওয়ার অবস্থা (বিস্ময় বা সন্ত্রাসের মতো)

🇮🇳Tamil

கவர்ச்சி

தீவிர ஆர்வமுள்ள நிலை (பிரமிப்பு அல்லது பயத்தால்)

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆకర్షణ

తీవ్ర ఆసక్తి ఉన్న స్థితి (విస్మయం లేదా భీభత్సం ద్వారా)

🇮🇳Marathi

मोह

तीव्रपणे स्वारस्य असण्याची स्थिती (विस्मय किंवा दहशतीप्रमाणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

આકર્ષણ

તીવ્ર રસ હોવાની સ્થિતિ (જેમ કે ધાક અથવા આતંક દ્વારા)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಕರ್ಷಣೆ

ತೀವ್ರ ಆಸಕ್ತಿಯ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ (ವಿಸ್ಮಯ ಅಥವಾ ಭಯದಿಂದ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആകർഷണീയത

തീവ്രമായ താൽപ്പര്യമുള്ള അവസ്ഥ (ഭയമോ ഭയമോ പോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੋਹ

ਤੀਬਰ ਦਿਲਚਸਪੀ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਡਰ ਜਾਂ ਦਹਿਸ਼ਤ ਦੁਆਰਾ)

🇵🇰Urdu

سحر

شدت سے دلچسپی رکھنے کی حالت (جیسے خوف یا دہشت سے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

魅力

强烈感兴趣的状态（例如敬畏或恐惧）

🇯🇵Japanese

魅力

（畏怖や恐怖などによって）非常に興味を持っている状態

🇰🇷Korean

매혹

강렬한 관심을 갖고 있는 상태(예: 경외심 또는 공포)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự mê hoặc

trạng thái cực kỳ quan tâm (như sợ hãi hoặc khủng bố)

🇹🇭Thai

ความหลงใหล

สถานะของความสนใจอย่างมาก (ด้วยความกลัวหรือความหวาดกลัว)

🇮🇩Indonesian

pesona

keadaan menjadi sangat tertarik (seperti karena kagum atau teror)

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkahumaling

ang estado ng pagiging labis na interesado (bilang sa pamamagitan ng pagkamangha o takot)

🇲🇾Malay

daya tarikan

keadaan sangat berminat (seperti kagum atau ketakutan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سحر

حالة الاهتمام الشديد (كما هو الحال بالرهبة أو الرعب)

🇮🇷Persian

شیفتگی

حالت علاقه شدید (مثل هیبت یا وحشت)

🇹🇷Turkish

hayranlık

yoğun ilgi gösterme durumu (huşu veya dehşet gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

קֶסֶם

המצב של עניין רב (כמו יראת כבוד או אימה)

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