Besotted

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(/bɪˈsɒt ɪd/)
Verb

1. To be strongly infatuated with someone or something
2. Intoxicated

… Until that “Sick Nazi Orgy” headline, the thing Max Mosley was most famous for—unless you were a Formula One racing fan—was his parents … Max’s mother was the beautiful socialite Diana Mitford. She and her sister Unity were so besotted by Hitler—with whom they both became friendly.

From the post: Vocabulary Words from ‘So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed’
Source: So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed, by Jon Ronson (amazon.com)