as in crush
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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Recent Examples of infatuation However, their infatuation eventually blurs the lines between fantasy and their miserable realities, inviting new horrors to seep in. Keith Staskiewicz, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024 Even before the plot is wrinkled beyond the point of discomfort, there’s something a little squirmy about Dennis’ romantic infatuation with his new bestie, which is obvious to everyone but Roman. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025 The autobiographical work charts the author’s infatuation with the titular Vincent Marmousez, a young tearaway who came in and out of his life over the course of six years, before falling to his death from a third-floor window while under the influence of drink and drugs. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025 Addicted to opiates and alcohol, his life changes when a young man, Drew Starkey’s Eugene Allerton, arrives on the scene, stirring Craig’s character into earth-shattering infatuation. Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for infatuation

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“Infatuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infatuation. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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