spellbound

From spell +‎ bound.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈspɛlˌbaʊnd/

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spellbound (comparative more spellbound, superlative most spellbound)

1. Under the influence of a magical spell; enchanted, bewitched, or supernaturally constrained.
   • 1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 41:

     At once he sniffed the smell of man. At once he feared his hidden lair had been looted while he slept. How had a man dared to come so close? He must have trod next to the dragon's head so as not to be spellbound.

2. Fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell; captivated.

   The story left the children spellbound.

• spellbind