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Svengali
Sven·ga·li S0928300 (svĕn-gä′lē, sfĕn-)n. pl. Sven·ga·lis A person who manipulates or controls another, especially by force of personality for malicious purposes.
[After Svengali, , the hypnotist villain in the novel Trilby by George du Maurier.]Svengali (svɛnˈɡɑːlɪ) n (Psychology) a person who controls another's mind, usually with sinister intentions[after a character in George Du Maurier's novel Trilby (1894)]Sven•ga•li (svɛnˈgɑ li, sfɛn-)
n. a person who completely dominates another, usu. with selfish or evil motives. [1940–45; after the evil hypnotist of the same name in the novel Trilby (1894) by German. Du Maurier] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Svengali - someone (usually maleficent) who tries to persuade or force another person to do his biddingpersuader, inducer - someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on | | 2. | Svengali - the musician in a novel by George du Maurier who controls Trilby's singing hypnotically |
Svengali
SvengaliHungarian hypnotist, mesmerizes artist’s model who becomes a famous singer under his influence. [Br. Lit.: Trilby]See: Mysticism
Svengalimesmerizes artist’s model, making her a famous singer under his influence. [Br. Lit.: George DuMaurier Trilby]See: SubjugationSvengali
Related to Svengali: RasputinWords related to Svengalinoun someone (usually maleficent) who tries to persuade or force another person to do his biddingRelated Words |