infatuated
Britishadjective
Other Word Forms
Explanation
Think he has no faults? Blush when he walks by? You are infatuated. When you are infatuated, your crush is so severe that it's pretty darned foolish. Infatuation comes from the Latin infatuare which means "to make a fool of." You can be infatuated with a person, but you can also be infatuated with an idea: "Nick was so infatuated with the idea of knighthood that he wore a suit of armor to the prom, and asked to be called 'Sir Nicholas the Brave.'"
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Example Sentences
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Inde Navarrette has earned particular plaudits for her leading role as a young woman who becomes hauntingly infatuated with a man, played by Michael Johnston, after he makes a magical wish for her affection.
From Barron's • Jun. 14, 2026
“Renoir” takes place in 1987 specifically because that’s the year she turned 11, and, like her protagonist, she was infatuated with “Little Irène.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Hyde, who had now been infatuated with Rice for about a year, was confident they could wait.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Their chaotic summer journey is joined by Brett’s fiancé, the troubled Mike Campbell, the charming but cynical Bill Gorton and the perpetually lost Robert Cohn, who is hopelessly infatuated with Brett.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025
McCandless had been infatuated with London since childhood.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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