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Antonyms for infatuated

Grammar : Adj
Spell : verb in-fach-oo-eyt; adjective, noun in-fach-oo-it, -eyt
Phonetic Transcription : verb ɪnˈfætʃ uˌeɪt; adjective, noun ɪnˈfætʃ u ɪt, -ˌeɪt


Definition of infatuated

Origin :
  • 1530s, "turn (something) to foolishness, frustrate," from Latin infatuatus, past participle of infatuare "make a fool of," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + fatuus "foolish." Specific sense of "inspire (in someone) a foolish romantic passion" is from 1620s. Related: Infatuated; infatuating.
  • adj in love with; obsessed
Example sentences :
  • This was the consequence of his infatuated attachment to Lady Hamilton.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
  • I must be infatuated, or I should scorn to regret him as I do.
  • Extract from : « The Tenant of Wildfell Hall » by Anne Bronte
  • I went to all the bull-fights, and was infatuated with them.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • Her infatuated husband thought he was getting along famously.
  • Extract from : « One Day's Courtship » by Robert Barr
  • Ultimately he became so infatuated by her that he asked her to marry him, which she agreed to do.
  • Extract from : « A Zola Dictionary » by J. G. Patterson
  • And something of her feelings must have been plain to any but his infatuated ears.
  • Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • He is infatuated and bitterly jealous, and he is a man who knows no law but his own will.
  • Extract from : « Against Odds » by Lawrence L. Lynch
  • “You are infatuated with the fellow,” he remarked, without opening his eyes.
  • Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
  • I must manage to get rid of him, and that speedily, or my infatuated uncle will be adopting him.
  • Extract from : « The Cash Boy » by Horatio Alger Jr.
  • I sever dreamed that Charlie was the sort of man to get infatuated with anyone.
  • Extract from : « The Moon and Sixpence » by W. Somerset Maugham

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