infatuation

[ in-fach-oo-ey-shuhn ]

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noun

the state of being infatuated.
the act of infatuating.

foolish or all-absorbing passion or an instance of this: a mere infatuation that will not last.
the object of a person's infatuation: When I was a kid, my infatuation was stamp collecting.

Origin of infatuation

First recorded in 1640–50, infatuation is from the Late Latin word infatuātiōn- (stem of infatuātiō). See infatuate, -ion

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British Dictionary definitions for infatuation

infatuation

/ (ɪnˌfætjʊˈeɪʃən) /

noun

the act of infatuating or state of being infatuated
foolish or extravagant passion

an object of foolish or extravagant passion

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