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INFATUATION
infatuation
(noun) an object of extravagant short-lived passion
infatuation
(noun) a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
infatuation (countable and uncountable, plural infatuations)
An immensely strong love or sexual attraction.
(obsolete) The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; madness.
Something which infatuates.
Hyponyms
• crush
• squish
Source: Wiktionary
In*fat`u*a"tion, n. Etym: [LL. infatuatio: cf. F. infatuation.]
Definition: The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates. The infatuations of the sensual and frivolous part of mankind are amazing; but the infatuations of the learned and sophistical are incomparably more so. I. Taylor. Such is the infatuation of self-love. Blair.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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