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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“Infatuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infatuation. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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