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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—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
One camp argued that, despite Trump’s long-standing infatuation with Putin, his Administration would end up with a policy that was roughly continuous with his predecessor’s, and perhaps even—some hoped—more supportive of Ukraine.
—Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
So vote now for the stars who give you stars in your eyes, and come back Feb. 14 to find out if the objects of your affection (slash infatuation) took the wins in their category!
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Sidao’s infatuation with the sport was so deep that he is thought to have penned the first manual on the subject.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
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Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
One camp argued that, despite Trump’s long-standing infatuation with Putin, his Administration would end up with a policy that was roughly continuous with his predecessor’s, and perhaps even—some hoped—more supportive of Ukraine.
—Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
So vote now for the stars who give you stars in your eyes, and come back Feb. 14 to find out if the objects of your affection (slash infatuation) took the wins in their category!
—Alex Apatoff, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Sidao’s infatuation with the sport was so deep that he is thought to have penned the first manual on the subject.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Infatuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infatuation. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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