beˈsottedness
[f. as prec. + -ness.]
The state of being besotted; infatuation; intoxication.
| 1628 Bp. Hall Old Relig. 11 The World..stood amazed to see its owne slauerie and besottednesse. 1673 Milton True Relig. Wks. (1851) 419 Hardness, besottedness of heart, and Idolatry. 1862 J. Ludlow Hist. U.S. 240 The besottedness or demoralisation of a portion of the North. |