Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [in-fach-oo-ey-shuh n]
- /ɪnˌfætʃ uˈeɪ ʃən/
- /ɪnˌfæt.juˈeɪ.ʃən/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [in-fach-oo-ey-shuh n]
- /ɪnˌfætʃ uˈeɪ ʃən/
Definitions of infatuation word
- noun infatuation the state of being infatuated. 1
- noun infatuation the act of infatuating. 1
- noun infatuation foolish or all-absorbing passion or an instance of this: a mere infatuation that will not last. 1
- noun infatuation the object of a person's infatuation: When I was a kid, my infatuation was stamp collecting. 1
- noun infatuation An intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone or something. 1
- noun infatuation crush, lust 1
Information block about the term
Origin of infatuation
First appearance:
before 1640 One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1640-50, infatuation is from the Late Latin word infatuātiōn- (stem of infatuātiō). See infatuate, -ion
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Infatuation
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
infatuation popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
infatuation usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for infatuation
noun infatuation
- fascination — the power or action of fascinating.
- obsession — the domination of one's thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image, desire, etc.
- crush — To crush something means to press it very hard so that its shape is destroyed or so that it breaks into pieces.
- love — a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- passion — any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate.
Antonyms for infatuation
noun infatuation
- dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
- hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- disenchantment — to rid of or free from enchantment, illusion, credulity, etc.; disillusion: The harshness of everyday reality disenchanted him of his idealistic hopes.
Top questions with infatuation
- what is infatuation?
- what does infatuation mean?
- how to get over an infatuation?
- how long does infatuation last?
- what is the definition of infatuation?
- how to stop infatuation?
- what causes infatuation?
- what is the difference between love and infatuation?
- how to get over infatuation?
- how long does infatuation last in an affair?
- how do you say infatuation in spanish?
- what is the meaning of infatuation in hindi?
- how long does infatuation last in a relationship?
- how long does an infatuation last?
- how to get rid of infatuation?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with i
- Words starting with in
- Words starting with inf
- Words starting with infa
- Words starting with infat
- Words starting with infatu
- Words starting with infatua
- Words starting with infatuat
- Words starting with infatuati
- Words starting with infatuatio
- Words starting with infatuation