as in enraptured (by)
filled with an intense or excessive love for
was so besotted by the movies that as a kid he'd sometimes spend all day staring up at the silver screen
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obsessed
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The darkly comedic play by Julia Randall follows Ella as the titular character, a wealthy young woman who becomes obsessed with the online attention her late classmate receives after her sudden death.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
19 June 2025 -
Really obsessed with both their albums, but the new one [2025’s Cotton Crown] especially captured our attention in a major way.—
Eric Renner Brown,
Billboard,
18 June 2025
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“Besotted (by).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/besotted%20%28by%29. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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