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Transfixed vs Engrossed - What's the difference?

transfixed | engrossed |

As adjectives the difference between transfixed and engrossed

is that transfixed is rendered motionless by completely focused attention, rapt, entranced, mesmerized while engrossed is preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else or engrossed can be (of a document) finalized, written in large letters.

As verbs the difference between transfixed and engrossed

is that transfixed is (transfix) while engrossed is (engross).

transfixed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Rendered motionless by completely focused attention, rapt, entranced, mesmerized.

    • Synonyms

    * rapt * enthralled * entranced * mesmerized * hypnotized

    Verb

    (head)
  • (transfix)

    • engrossed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (engross)

    • Etymology 1

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else.

    • Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of a document) Finalized, written in large letters.