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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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
Rinko Kikuchi is stupendous as a ballroom-dancing widow infatuated with her instructor.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026
Prosecutor Corinne Bramwell said Morgan, who was aged 17 at the time of the offences, was infatuated and inspired by Rudakubana.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 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
The idea of the infatuated Secret Admirer loomed large throughout the investigation.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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