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infatuation

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a strong but often short-lived liking for another person
  • had a brief infatuation with the captain of the ski team

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The first known use of infatuation was in 1648

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“Infatuation.” The Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infatuation. Accessed 25 January 2020.

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