Definition of "besottedness" []

• The state or quality of being besotted, infatuation, intellectual or moral blindness (noun)

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• "He tramped, begged and stole, lied or threatened as the case might warrant, and drank to besottedness whenever he got the chance."
• "I once went on a music course at Guidlhall, I was doing my Blues and soul keyboards and something I noticed was the was the endearing self besottedness of singers."
• "The already published literature of the Clinton administration reveals a certain besottedness on the part of many of these aides with the perks of the presidency which have them, not just the president, riding around in chauffeured cars and being able to summon up all sorts of special privileges at a moment's notice."