besotted

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besotted

He became completely besotted after drinking too much at the party.

Definition

Adjective 1. Very drunk; intoxicated to an extreme degree: Describes a state of severe intoxication from alcohol. 2. Foolishly infatuated or obsessed; blindly in love: Describes an irrational, excessive, and often foolish emotional attachment to someone or something.

Usage
  • The primary meaning describes a state of extreme drunkenness.
  • The secondary meaning describes a state of foolish, excessive infatuation, often implying a lack of judgment similar to being drunk.
  • It is often used in a critical or humorous tone to describe someone whose judgment is severely impaired, either by alcohol or by emotion.
Examples
  • Adjective (drunk):
    • After the celebration, he was completely besotted and couldn't walk straight.
    • The besotted revelers sang loudly in the street.
  • Adjective (infatuated):
    • He is besotted with his new girlfriend and talks about her constantly.
    • She was besotted by the idea of fame and fortune.
Advanced Usage
  • "Besotted with/by": This is the standard prepositional construction used with the infatuation meaning.
    • The young poet was utterly besotted with her.
    • He became besotted by the glamour of the film industry.
Variants and Related Words
  • Besot (verb, archaic): To make foolish or stupid, especially with drink; to infatuate.
    • The potion seemed to besot his mind.
Synonyms
  • For "very drunk": Intoxicated, inebriated, drunken, smashed, plastered, sloshed, wasted.
  • For "foolishly infatuated": Infatuated, smitten, obsessed, captivated, enchanted, head over heels.
Antonyms
  • For "very drunk": Sober, clear-headed.
  • For "foolishly infatuated": Indifferent, unimpressed, disenchanted.
besotted

He became completely besotted after drinking too much at the party.

Adjective
  1. very drunk

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