Thesaurus results for INFATUATION

infatuation

noun

in-ˌfa-chə-ˈwā-shən

Definition of infatuation next

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 All the while, Oh and Comer’s slow dance of antagonism crossed with infatuation is some of the most thrilling acting in recent television memory. —

Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Mar. 2026 Perhaps the intent is to cultivate suspense, yet the effect is a frustrating vagueness around the base conditions for the show’s central infatuation. —

Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026 And the arsenal was only the latest example of his infatuation with secreting away weaponry. —

James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026 With complicated infatuations, these are leading characters of the Dallas Opera’s 2026-27 season. —

Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for infatuation

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crush

Noun

The 2025 title was RCB’s first, but the celebrations turned tragic when at least 11 people died in a deadly crowd crush at the team’s stadium.

— Chetan Narula, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
Sigmund Freud believed that every crush has a strand of disgust, that people are attracted to what repulses them.

— Daniel Felsenthal, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026