Antonyms for infatuating

Grammar : Adj, verb

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 infatuating

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.

As in charming : adj captivating
As in obsess : verb preoccupy
As in captivate : verb attract, enchant
As in craze : verb make insane
As in enamor : verb fascinate, captivate
As in fascinate : verb captivate, hold spellbound
As in fixate : verb focus

Example sentences :

The latter is infatuating as it increases the risk and yet turns to profit.
Extract from : « Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 1, January 5, 1884. » by Various

As he looked upward it deepened, spread and quivered about his mouth, that subtle and infatuating smile.
Extract from : « Fashion and Famine » by Ann S. Stephens

Undo thine arms and let me see the sky, By this infatuating flame obscured.
Extract from : « The Unknown Eros » by Coventry Patmore

His address was infatuating: but there was a certain airiness, indicative of vanity, that revealed his great characteristic.
Extract from : « Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, » by George Alfred Townsend

I'm rather inclined to hate this woman who will end by infatuating you, for of course that would be the last I'd ever see of you.
Extract from : « Black Oxen » by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

Berlu in his Treasury of Drugs describes it as of “an infatuating quality and pernicious use.”
Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 » by Various

I was only twenty years old at that time, and the novelty of my aunt's conduct had rather an infatuating effect upon me.
Extract from : « The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 1 » by Robert H. Newell

That these arts, and a thousand others, will be practised by the people to obtain this infatuating liquor, cannot be doubted.
Extract from : « The Works of Samuel Johnson, Vol. 11. » by Samuel Johnson

Could this Aspiro of my worship quite dispel my youth-dream—had her infatuating presence quite eclipsed my memory of Christine?
Extract from : « Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, Issue 2, February, 1864 » by Various

Synonyms for infatuating

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