Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

besozzlement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-soz-zle-ment
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A state of intoxication; drunkenness.

British usage; Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"One group has reached a quietly maudlin stage of besozzlement."
"Tex Mex II proffers authentically fun Texican fare with an element of theatricality that brightens the face with a smile and the contented glaze of Tequila besozzlement."
"This news of his death, though, has shattered me. The memory that replays itself dates from 19 years ago; we’d stumbled into my apartment to crash after an all-night drunken adventure, and in his besozzlement he found himself unable to remove his contact lenses."

Etymology

From be- + sozzle + -ment.

Usage

Questions

What does besozzlement mean?: A state of intoxication; drunkenness.
Where does besozzlement come from?: From be- + sozzle + -ment.

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