Word – Besotted

Besotted – Word of the Day

Meaning:

1. Deeply infatuated
2. Drunk

Origin:

The word was first used in the late 16th century. Then, it meant “stupid” and “infatuated”.

Examples:

1. He was so besotted with her that he never realised how badly she treated him.
2. The king was completely besotted with the idea of building a tower that rose till the heavens.
3. Ross and Rachel were initially besotted with each other before Rachel started working with Mark.
4. The lovers are always besotted with each other in the honeymoon phase of the relationship.
5. John is so clearly besotted with Irene that he can’t notice her pathological lying.
6. I was besotted with sneakers in middle school.
7. Raphael got so besotted with Natalia that he used to daydream about her all day at the office. It started affecting his work.
8. I was so besotted with the bottle that I had to go completely sober. Looking back, it was one of the best decisions I ever made.
9. Laura was so besotted with Fabio that she never seemed to mind his cheating and his fits of rage when something was even slightly out of place.
10. Move on, man. You’re besotted with a girl who’s out of your league and has a boyfriend. Nothing’s ever going to happen.