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break the spell break a/the spell1. Literally, to stop the effects of a magic spell, as in a fantasy story or film. My kids love this movie—it's about a group of animals working to break a spell on their forest.2. By extension, to stop one from being charmed by or enthralled with someone or something. I was totally smitten with my date, until his sexism started to come out—that totally broke the spell!See also: break, spellbreak the spell 1. to put an end to a magic spell. The wizard looked in his magic book to find out how to break the spell. 2. to do something that ends a desirable period of figurative enchantment. At the end of the second movement, some idiot broke the spell by applauding.See also: break, spell |