besotting
Making someone obsessed
Besotting is the present participle of besot, meaning to make someone foolishly infatuated or to stupefy, often through intoxication or overwhelming emotion.
The word suggests a loss of clear judgment or reason, typically caused by love, alcohol, or obsession.
The besotting effects of new romance made her overlook his obvious flaws.
Something besotting clouds the mind and impairs one's ability to think straight.
Chronic heavy drinker
- tipsyMildly intoxicated
- drunkennessImpaired state from alcohol
- stuporSuspended sensibility
- inebriatedIntoxicated by alcohol
buzzed · groggy · bacchanal · heady · woozy · dizzy · euphoric · delirious
Powerfully attracted to someone
- enamoredFilled with ardent affection
- enrapturedFilled with overwhelming delight
- love-struckOverwhelmed by romantic feelings
- moonstruckMentally addled by infatuation
swooning · lovesick · pining · yearning · adoring · doting · devoted · amorous
Hold attention irresistibly
- mesmerizeCapture attention completely
- fascinateIntensely attract and hold
- bewitchCaptivate by supernatural means
- enthralCapture someone's complete attention
entrance · spellbind · hypnotize · charm · enchant · beguile · transfix · engross
Persistent mental attachment
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
- consumedFully used or eaten
- engrossmentTotal absorption in something
- absorptionProcess of taking in
single-minded · possessed · haunting · overwhelming · all-consuming · monomania · compulsive · fanatical
inebriate
Chronic heavy drinker
- tipsyMildly intoxicated
- drunkennessImpaired state from alcohol
- stuporSuspended sensibility
inebriated · buzzed · groggy · bacchanal · heady · woozy · dizzy · euphoric · delirious · befuddled
smitten
Powerfully attracted to someone
- enamoredFilled with ardent affection
- enrapturedFilled with overwhelming delight
- love-struckOverwhelmed by romantic feelings
moonstruck · swooning · lovesick · pining · yearning · adoring · doting · devoted · amorous · ardent
captivate
Hold attention irresistibly
- mesmerizeCapture attention completely
- fascinateIntensely attract and hold
- bewitchCaptivate by supernatural means
enthral · entrance · spellbind · hypnotize · charm · enchant · beguile · transfix · engross · rivet
fixation
Persistent mental attachment
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
- consumedFully used or eaten
- engrossmentTotal absorption in something
absorption · single-minded · possessed · haunting · overwhelming · all-consuming · monomania · compulsive · fanatical · enthralled
besottingsobering
Prompting serious reflection
clarifying · enlightening · disenchanting · awakening · disillusioning
besottingdisenchanting
Causing loss of wonder
disillusioning · repelling · alienating · repulsing · estranging