Besotted: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Besotted adjective. So strongly infatuated that you can think of little else.
How to say it
bih-SOT-id/bɪˈsɒtɪd/
3 syllables, stressed on the second (SOT).
Besotted in a sentence
Besotted with his new girlfriend, Jake forgot his own mother’s birthday.
We’re besotted with the puppy and have taken four hundred photos of it.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
Opposite:
- indifferent
Where besotted comes from
From sot, an old word for a fool or drunkard; it once meant made foolish.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
We’re _____ with the puppy and have taken four hundred photos of it.
- ardent
- doting
- besotted
Show the answer
besotted: We’re besotted with the puppy and have taken four hundred photos of it.