infatuation

noun/ɪnˌfætʃuˈeɪʃən/

Frequency rank: #14,340 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

An intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone or something.

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Example sentence

Her friends worried that what she felt for him was mere infatuation, not true love.

Synonyms & related words

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