besottedness
State of intoxication
Besottedness is the state of being utterly infatuated or foolishly devoted.
Someone in the grip of besottedness has lost perspective, whether over a romantic interest, an idea, or a pursuit: His besottedness with her was obvious to everyone but him.
The word carries a note of excess—affection so strong it clouds judgment.
Persistent mental attachment
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
- engrossmentTotal absorption in something
- absorptionProcess of taking in
enthrallment · monomania · single-mindedness · fanaticism · captivation · enchantment · bewitchment · fascination
fixation
Persistent mental attachment
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
- engrossmentTotal absorption in something
absorption · enthrallment · monomania · single-mindedness · fanaticism · captivation · enchantment · bewitchment · fascination · mania
enamored
Filled with ardent affection
- smittenPowerfully attracted to someone
- lovestruckOverwhelmed by romantic attraction
- lovesickPining from romantic longing
crush · adoration · yearning · devotion · ardor · captivation · swooning · mooning · pining · longing
drunkenness
Impaired state from alcohol
- inebriationDrunken state
- tipsinessLight intoxication state
- inebrietyState of being drunk
stupor · buzzed · sloshed · hammered · plastered · wasted · blotto · sozzled · soused · fuddled
besottednesshatred
Intense hostile aversion
loathing · indifference · aversion · apathy · disgust
besottednessclearheadedness
State of sharp thinking
sobriety · lucidity · rationality · level-headedness · objectivity