besotted

Meanings

• adjective

  Intoxicated or excessively enamored with someone or something.

  - "She was besotted with the new puppy."
  - "He was besotted by her beauty."
  - "The boy was besotted with his collection of toy cars."

• verb transitive

  To be deeply in love or infatuated.

  - "He was besotted by her charm."
  - "The artist was besotted with the idea of creating a masterpiece."
  - "The boy was besotted by the idea of becoming a firefighter."

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Synonyms

smitten

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with besotted
botched , notched , watched

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Variants

List of all variants of besotted that leads to same result
besotted , besottedly , besottedness , besot , besots , besotting

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Etymology

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From the Middle English word 'besotten', meaning 'to strike, to beat, to intoxicate'. The term comes from the Old French word 'besotter', meaning 'to be mad, to be insane'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'besotted' is often used in the context of romance, but it can also be used to describe a person who is intoxicated or under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

2. In the English language, the term 'besotted' is a homonym of the word 'beset', which means 'to harass, to trouble, or to afflict'. However, the two words have completely different meanings.

3. The term 'besotted' has been used in various forms of media, including music, film, and television. For instance, it was used in the title of a 1995 film starring Jane Horrocks and Richard E. Grant, as well as in a 2010 song by the English indie pop band The Vaccines.

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Related Concepts

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1. Infatuation: A strong and usually short-lived passion or excitement for someone or something.

2. Love: A strong feeling of deep affection or attachment towards someone or something.

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Culture

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The term 'besotted' has been used extensively in literature, particularly in romantic contexts. For instance, in Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night', the character Viola says, 'I am your wife, if you be mine.' To which Duke Orsino replies, 'If I do, then you are my wife, and so am I your husband: and so much duty as my duty owes to you I owe to myself, even I would my good things were in this countree, and you were my wife, I would say so.' Viola, in disguise as Cesario, responds, 'Then I would your wife, if you were mine.' Orsino then says, 'If you were mine, then you would say so.' This exchange highlights the power of love and infatuation, and the term 'besotted' is often used to describe such intense feelings.

How to Memorize "besotted"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the word 'besotted' as 'be-sotted'. Imagine being struck or intoxicated by something or someone, leading to a deep infatuation or love.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'besotted' with the feeling of being in love or infatuated. Imagine being deeply enamored with someone or something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by associating the word 'besotted' with the phrase 'Be So Otterly Taken'. This can help you remember the meaning of the word.

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