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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Dahlias are flowers people become obsessed with.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 June 2026 -
On Friday night, an obsessed fan shot and killed pop singer Christina Grimmie in Orlando’s landmark Plaza theater.—
Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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“Besotted (by).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/besotted%20%28by%29. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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