Synonyms for infatuation

Grammar : Noun

Spell : in-fach-oo-ey-shuh n

Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˌfætʃ uˈeɪ ʃən

Définition of infatuation

Origin : 1640s, noun of action from infatuate, or else from French infatuation or directly from Late Latin infatuationem (nominative infatuatio), from past participle stem of infatuare.

noun captivation

Example sentences :

If she had, now, she might cure some decent girl of her infatuation.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

But the wrath of the father rose afresh at sight of her "infatuation."
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

And it was well for me that I did hear it; for nothing less could have cured my infatuation.
Extract from : « The Tenant of Wildfell Hall » by Anne Bronte

She looked as beautiful as ever, and I could not wonder at my friend's infatuation.
Extract from : « The Captain of the Pole-Star and Other Tales » by Arthur Conan Doyle

He had kept the news of his grandson's infatuation and engagement even from his wife.
Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

And if I turned to you in my hour of need, as you remind me, needs that be a sign of my infatuation?
Extract from : « Love-at-Arms » by Raphael Sabatini

For she imagined the scorn and the infatuation as still existing together.
Extract from : « Audrey Craven » by May Sinclair

The infatuation of the servant-girl class for the military is surprisin'.
Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)

It reads like infatuation now that I go calmly over it; but I acceded.
Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever

I remember, of course; and I confess frankly that I could never understand that infatuation.
Extract from : « A Set of Six » by Joseph Conrad

Antonyms for infatuation

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