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- [bih-sot-id]
- /bɪˈsɒt ɪd/
- /bɪˈsɒt.ɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bih-sot-id]
- /bɪˈsɒt ɪd/
Definitions of besotted word
- adjective besotted If you are besotted with someone or something, you like them so much that you seem foolish or silly. 3
- adjective besotted stupefied with drink; intoxicated 3
- adjective besotted infatuated; doting 3
- adjective besotted foolish; muddled 3
- adjective besotted intoxicated; drunk: We found him besotted with wine. 1
- adjective besotted infatuated or obsessed: a besotted mom and her new baby; They had one date and he was utterly besotted. 1
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Parts of speech for Besotted
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besotted popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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adj besotted
- drunk — being in a temporary state in which one's physical and mental faculties are impaired by an excess of alcoholic drink; intoxicated: The wine made him drunk.
- inebriated — to make drunk; intoxicate.
- infatuated — to inspire or possess with a foolish or unreasoning passion, as of love.
- intoxicated — Archaic. intoxicated.
- smashed — of, relating to, or constituting a great success: That composer has written many smash tunes.
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