Infatuation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration

temporary love of an adolescent

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnfˌætʃuːˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnfˌatʃuːˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnfˌatʃuːˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪnfˌætʃuːˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

calf love crush puppy love

Word Forms

infatuate

verb

arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verliebtheit

eine törichte und meist extravagante Leidenschaft, Liebe oder Bewunderung

🇫🇷French

engouement

une passion, un amour ou une admiration insensée et généralement extravagante

🇪🇸Spanish

infatuación

una pasión, amor o admiración tonta y generalmente extravagante

🇮🇹Italian

infatuazione

una passione, un amore o un'ammirazione sciocca e solitamente stravagante

🇳🇱Dutch

uitzinnigheid

een dwaze en meestal extravagante passie, liefde of bewondering

🇵🇹Portuguese

paixão

uma paixão, amor ou admiração tola e geralmente extravagante

🇷🇺Russian

увлечение

глупая и обычно экстравагантная страсть, любовь или восхищение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आसक्ति

एक मूर्खतापूर्ण और आमतौर पर असाधारण जुनून या प्यार या प्रशंसा

🇧🇩Bengali

মোহ

একটি মূর্খ এবং সাধারণত অতিরিক্ত আবেগ বা প্রেম বা প্রশংসা

🇮🇳Tamil

மோகம்

ஒரு முட்டாள்தனமான மற்றும் பொதுவாக ஆடம்பரமான ஆர்வம் அல்லது அன்பு அல்லது போற்றுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

వ్యామోహం

మూర్ఖమైన మరియు సాధారణంగా విపరీతమైన అభిరుచి లేదా ప్రేమ లేదా ప్రశంస

🇮🇳Marathi

मोह

एक मूर्ख आणि सहसा असाधारण उत्कटता किंवा प्रेम किंवा प्रशंसा

🇮🇳Gujarati

મોહ

એક મૂર્ખ અને સામાન્ય રીતે ઉડાઉ ઉત્કટ અથવા પ્રેમ અથવા પ્રશંસા

🇮🇳Kannada

ವ್ಯಾಮೋಹ

ಮೂರ್ಖ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಅತಿರಂಜಿತ ಉತ್ಸಾಹ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರೀತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಮೆಚ್ಚುಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുരാഗം

ഒരു വിഡ്ഢിത്തവും സാധാരണയായി അതിരുകടന്ന അഭിനിവേശം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്നേഹം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രശംസ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੋਹ

ਇੱਕ ਮੂਰਖ ਅਤੇ ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਬੇਮਿਸਾਲ ਜਨੂੰਨ ਜਾਂ ਪਿਆਰ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ੰਸਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

سحر

ایک احمقانہ اور عام طور پر اسراف جذبہ یا محبت یا تعریف

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

痴情

一种愚蠢且通常奢侈的激情、爱或钦佩

🇯🇵Japanese

夢中

愚かで通常は贅沢な情熱、愛、または賞賛

🇰🇷Korean

열광

어리석고 대개는 터무니없는 열정이나 사랑, 감탄

🇻🇳Vietnamese

say mê

một niềm đam mê hoặc tình yêu hoặc sự ngưỡng mộ ngu ngốc và thường ngông cuồng

🇹🇭Thai

ความหลงใหล

ความหลงใหลหรือความรักหรือความชื่นชมที่โง่เขลาและมักจะฟุ่มเฟือย

🇮🇩Indonesian

keberahian

gairah atau cinta atau kekaguman yang bodoh dan biasanya berlebihan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsinta

isang hangal at karaniwang labis na pagnanasa o pag-ibig o paghanga

🇲🇾Malay

kegilaan

keghairahan atau cinta atau kekaguman yang bodoh dan biasanya berlebihan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الافتتان

عاطفة أو حب أو إعجاب أحمق وباهظ عادة

🇮🇷Persian

شیفتگی

یک علاقه یا عشق یا تحسین احمقانه و معمولاً ولخرجی

🇹🇷Turkish

delicesine aşık olma

aptalca ve genellikle abartılı bir tutku, aşk veya hayranlık

🇮🇱Hebrew

אַהֲבָה עִוֶרֶת

תשוקה או אהבה או הערצה טיפשית ובדרך כלל אקסטרווגנטית

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What is the primary definition of the word 'infatuation'?

The primary meaning of 'infatuation' is 'a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration'.

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Using 'infatuation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'infatuation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'infatuation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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