Beguiled

/bɪˈɡaɪld/

बहकाया हुआ; धोखा खाया हुआ; मोहित/मंत्रमुग्ध किया हुआ

Origin & History

From Middle English beguilen, from be- + guile (“deceit”), ultimately from Old French guile.

यह शब्द मध्य अंग्रेज़ी beguilen से आया है, जो be- उपसर्ग + guile (“छल/धोखा”) से बना; guile की जड़ पुरानी फ़्रांसीसी (Old French) guile में मिलती है।

Definition

“Beguiled” means someone was deceived by clever tricks or sweet words, or was so charmed/captivated that they were drawn in; it can also mean time was made to pass pleasantly through diversion.

“Beguiled” का मतलब है किसी को चालाकी/मीठी बातों से धोखा देना या भ्रमित करना, या इतना मोहित/आकर्षित कर देना कि वह खिंच जाए; यह भी अर्थ हो सकता है कि किसी मनोरंजक गतिविधि से समय आसानी/खुशी से कट गया।

Parts of Speech

Verb (past tense/past participle):
He was beguiled by the salesman’s smooth talk.
विक्रेता की चिकनी-चुपड़ी बातों से वह बहक गया/धोखा खा गया।

Usage Examples

She felt beguiled by his flattering promises.
The audience was beguiled by the magician’s performance.
We beguiled the long journey with stories and music.
I will never touch the Orb, even though its mysterious glow seduces and beguiles.
They were beguiled into signing the contract without reading the fine print.

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Idioms & Phrases

Beguile the time
समय को आनंद से बिताना / समय काटना
Be beguiled into doing something
किसी काम के लिए बहकाया/फुसलाया जाना