Definitions for infatuation
ɪnˌfætʃ uˈeɪ ʃənin·fat·u·a·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. infatuationnoun

   a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration

2. puppy love, calf love, crush, infatuationnoun

   temporary love of an adolescent

3. infatuationnoun

   an object of extravagant short-lived passion

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. infatuationnoun

   The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates.

2. infatuationnoun

   An unreasoning love or attraction.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Infatuationnoun

   The act of striking with folly; deprivation of reason.

   Etymology: from infatuate.

   Where men give themselves over to the defence of wicked interests and false propositions, it is just with God to smite the greatest abilities with the greatest infatuations. Robert South, Serm.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Infatuation

   Infatuation or being smitten is the state of being carried away by an unreasoned passion, usually towards another person for whom one has developed strong romantic feelings. Psychologist Frank D. Cox says that infatuation can be distinguished from romantic love only when looking back on a particular case of being attracted to a person. Infatuation may also develop into a mature love. Goldstein and Brandon describe infatuation as the first stage of a relationship before developing into a mature intimacy. Whereas love is "a warm attachment, enthusiasm, or devotion to another person", infatuation is "a feeling of foolish or obsessively strong love for, admiration for, or interest in someone or something", a shallower "honeymoon phase" in a relationship. Dr. Ian Kerner, a sex therapist, states that infatuation usually occurs at the start of relationships, is "...usually marked by a sense of excitement and euphoria, and it's often accompanied by lust and a feeling of newness and rapid expansion with a person". Phillips describes how the illusions of infatuations inevitably lead to disappointment when learning the truth about a lover. Adolescents often make people an object of extravagant, short-lived passion or temporary love.

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1. infatuation

   Infatuation is a strong, often short-lived feeling of intense admiration, passion, or obsession towards someone or something. It is usually characterized by an idealized perception of the object of affection and may lack a deep understanding or genuine emotional connection.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Infatuationnoun

   the act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates

2. Etymology: [LL. infatuatio: cf. F. infatuation.]

WikidataRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Infatuation

   Infatuation is the state of being carried away by unreasoned passion or love: 'expresses the headlong libidinal attraction' of addictive love. Usually, one is inspired with an intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone.

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1. • Object
   • Passion

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of infatuation in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of infatuation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of infatuation in a Sentence

1. Dean Phillips:

   She made several comments to folks that we obtained through interviews... comments that were troubling with regards to her infatuation with Columbine, the recognition that the Columbine anniversary is coming this week.

2. Deborah Carr:

   When people first fall in love, where they first feel infatuation, sometimes logic goes out the window, there's lots of data showing that logical thought patterns sometimes get lost in the fray when someone really is very attracted to a person or they're feeling the throes of passion.

3. Erik Pevernagie:

   A doorway is an ambiguous phenomenon, a liminal spot in a person’s life. A door can be a choice, a possibility, a protection or an aperture to new-fangled values. It can mean a barrier, a prison or a gate to freedom. It can, however, vanish in the mist of unawareness by lack of social concern. At that moment, our freedom has become our jail and we feel locked up in our own liberty. Any exit has waned: the doorway has been absorbed in the stupor of our infatuation. ( “In the doorway” )

4. Tony Abbott:

   He had a long history of violent crime, infatuation with extremism and mental instability.

5. Tony Abbott:

   This was the act of someone who was way beyond any mainstream, any mainstream, and has been rightly, absolutely repudiated by all the communities of Australia, we want to know why he wasn't being monitored, given his history of violence, his history of mental instability, and his history of infatuation with extremism.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=infatuation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Infatuation
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=infatuation
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infatuation
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infatuation
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=infatuation