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infatuation

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

noun infatuations

  1. countable, uncountable An immensely strong love or sexual attraction. As to the former, he is under a singular species of infatuation, to render himself thus subservient to the plans of Melliphant. Happily, however, we have effected our escape from them, and are on the road to our peaceful dwelling.
  2. countable, obsolete, uncountable The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; madness.
  3. countable, uncountable Something which infatuates.

Opposite: apathy, impassivity, infuriation

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noun

Opposite: apathy, impassivity, infuriation

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noun An unreasoning love or attraction

Españolencaprichamiento, infatuación
한국어열병 yeolbyeong
हिन्दीमोह moh, आसक्ति āsakti, मुग्धता mugdhatā, सम्मोह sammoh, विमोह vimoh
Portuguêspaixão
Françaisbéguin, amourette
DeutschSchwärmerei, Vernarrtheit, Besessenheit, Versessenheit
Русскийстрасть f strast’ bezrassúdnaja, влюблённость f vljubljónnost’ strástnaja, увлече́ние f uvlečénije slepóje

noun The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates

Españolinfatuación
日本語夢中 muchū, 心酔 shinsui, ほれ込み horekomi, のぼせ上がり noboseagari
中文迷戀 /迷恋 míliàn
Portuguêsenfatuamento, enfatuação, paixão
Françaisengouement, infatuation
DeutschVernarrtheit, besinnungslose Verliebtheit, Betörung, Verblendung
Italianoinfatuazione
Ελληνικάπάθος páthos
Русскийувлече́ние uvlečénije, влюблённость vljubljónnostʹ, страсть strastʹ

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@misc{infatuation_2026,
  title = {infatuation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/infatuation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}