besot
Make foolish with
To besot is to make foolish or muddle the mind, typically through infatuation or intoxication.
Most often encountered as the past participle besotted, describing someone stupidly devoted or infatuated: He was completely besotted with her.
The word carries a sense of judgment—the besotted person has lost perspective or good sense.
Powerfully attracted to someone
- enamoredFilled with ardent affection
- crushCompress with force
- adorationProfound loving regard
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
passion · yearning · longing · fondness · ardor · swoon · pining · lovesick
Impaired state from alcohol
- inebriateChronic heavy drinker
- tipsyMildly intoxicated
- inebriatedIntoxicated by alcohol
- stuporSuspended sensibility
boozy · sodden · befuddled · addled · muddled · groggy · buzzed · sloshed
Persistent mental attachment
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
- engrossmentTotal absorption in something
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- monomaniaFixation on single idea
single-mindedness · consumed · possessed · fanatical · zealous · immersed · devoted · dedicated
Under magical influence
- spellboundHeld as if enchanted
- entrancedFilled with wonder
- mesmerizedHeld in rapt attention
- charmedPleased or bewitched
captivated · hypnotized · transfixed · enraptured · beguiled · glamoured · ensorcelled · fascinated
smitten
Powerfully attracted to someone
devotion · passion · yearning · longing · fondness · ardor · swoon · pining · lovesick · moonstruck
drunkenness
Impaired state from alcohol
- inebriateChronic heavy drinker
- tipsyMildly intoxicated
- inebriatedIntoxicated by alcohol
stupor · boozy · sodden · befuddled · addled · muddled · groggy · buzzed · sloshed · blotto
fixation
Persistent mental attachment
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
- engrossmentTotal absorption in something
- absorptionProcess of taking in
monomania · single-mindedness · consumed · possessed · fanatical · zealous · immersed · devoted · dedicated · blinded
bewitched
Under magical influence
- spellboundHeld as if enchanted
- entrancedFilled with wonder
- mesmerizedHeld in rapt attention
charmed · captivated · hypnotized · transfixed · enraptured · beguiled · glamoured · ensorcelled · fascinated · enthralled
besotsober
Free from intoxication
clarify · clear-headed · lucid · sober up · sharpen
besotdisenchant
Free from false beliefs
disillusion · disenthrall · detach · estrange · alienate