infatuation

infatuation
n
1. stultification; captivation, allurement, beguilement, ensorcellment, mesmerization, hypnotization.
2. foolishness, besottedness, self-deception, self-delusion, blindness; dotage, fondness; fanaticism, over-zealousness, over eagerness, overenthusiasm.
3. liking, passing fancy; Inf. crush; love, Inf. puppy love, Inf. calf love.
4. craze, mania, passion, furor, rage; fascination, Sl. bug; obsession, prepossession, fixation, complex, monomania, Sl. hang up.

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  • infatuation — [ ɛ̃fatɥasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1622; de infatuer 1 ♦ Vx Engouement. 2 ♦ Littér. Sentiment d une personne infatuée d elle même; satisfaction excessive, injustifiée que l on a de soi. ⇒ fatuité, prétention, suffisance, vanité. « je tiens l infatuation… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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