infatuation
noun
in·fat·u·a·tion
in-ˌfa-chə-ˈwā-shən 
-chü-ˈā-
plural infatuations
1
: a feeling of foolish or obsessively strong love for, admiration for, or interest in someone or something : strong and unreasoning attachment
She speaks openly about the real-life subject of one of her songs, a conservatory teacher who is both a neighbor in her apartment building and the unwilling object of her obsessive infatuation.—
Sasha Frere-Jones
Sasha Frere-JonesCraig Claiborne wrote about it in 1963, when he was deep in his infatuation with dill and meatballs and all things Nordic.—Amanda Hesser
Amanda Hesser2
: the object of an unreasoning or foolish attachment
And then, I began trying to forge their autographs. I'm not sure why I did it at first, but it became an infatuation.—Zach Selwyn
Zach SelwynExamples of infatuation in a Sentence
had a brief infatuation with the captain of the ski team
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Can’t Get Enough centers entrepreneur Hendrix Barry and her growing infatuation with tech worker Maverick Bell, and has already been praised by some of romance’s buzziest writers, like Talia Hibbert and Abby Jimenez.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 13 May 2025
As senior year looms for both teens, a mutual infatuation starts to blossom.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 8 May 2025
When Stern, now 71, who pressed Morissette, now 50, on the subject, asked if any of her music was inspired by the split, the singer-songwriter responded by acknowledging that only two life forces truly create music: infatuation and heartbreak.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Congress’s infatuation with China was disconcerting, along with the lack of understanding of how economically intertwined the US and China are.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 13 May 2025
As senior year looms for both teens, a mutual infatuation starts to blossom.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 8 May 2025
When Stern, now 71, who pressed Morissette, now 50, on the subject, asked if any of her music was inspired by the split, the singer-songwriter responded by acknowledging that only two life forces truly create music: infatuation and heartbreak.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Congress’s infatuation with China was disconcerting, along with the lack of understanding of how economically intertwined the US and China are.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for infatuation
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“Infatuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infatuation. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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