Antonyms for infatuation
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : in-fach-oo-ey-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˌfætʃ uˈeɪ ʃən |
Definition 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
- 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
Synonyms for infatuation
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