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Definition of infatuation in English: infatuationnoun ɪnˌfatʃʊˈeɪʃ(ə)nɪnˌfatjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)nɪnˌfætʃəˈweɪʃ(ə)n An intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone or something. he had developed an infatuation with the girl I hope this is merely a passing infatuation mass noun the thrill of infatuation Example sentencesExamples - Thus I never followed any of these high school infatuations up.
- In Britain, we know how to nurture an ironic infatuation with signs of difference, status and style.
- This volume is less obsessed with his rather absurd infatuation with the diary's editor.
- But the steady stream of allegations about her infatuations or dalliances has certainly dimmed her reputation.
- Surely girls also go through one sided infatuations and get rejected.
Synonyms passion for, love for, adoration of, desire for, fondness for, feeling for, regard for, devotion to, penchant for, preoccupation with, obsession with, fixation with, craze for, mania for, addiction to fancy, passing fancy informal crush on, thing about, hang-up about pash, puppy love, calf love rare mash Definition of infatuation in US English: infatuationnounɪnˌfætʃəˈweɪʃ(ə)ninˌfaCHəˈwāSH(ə)n An intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone or something. he had developed an infatuation with the girl the thrill of infatuation Example sentencesExamples - This volume is less obsessed with his rather absurd infatuation with the diary's editor.
- Thus I never followed any of these high school infatuations up.
- Surely girls also go through one sided infatuations and get rejected.
- In Britain, we know how to nurture an ironic infatuation with signs of difference, status and style.
- But the steady stream of allegations about her infatuations or dalliances has certainly dimmed her reputation.
Synonyms passion for, love for, adoration of, desire for, fondness for, feeling for, regard for, devotion to, penchant for, preoccupation with, obsession with, fixation with, craze for, mania for, addiction to |