infatuation
infatuation
Definition
in·fatu·ation (in fac̸h′o̵̅o̅ ā′s̸hən)
noun
an infatuating or being infatuated
Etymology: LL infatuatio
infatuation
Synonyms
infatuation
n.
infatuation
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- develop: Even more troubling was the fact that he had developed an infatuation with MB.
- have: Perl doesn't have an infatuation with enforced privacy.
- grow: As her confidence increases, she expresses her growing infatuation with bolder and longer steps.
Adjective modifier
- lifelong: A lifelong infatuation always open giving classics band with.
- general: This seems to illustrate the general American infatuation with all things Tibetan.
- sexual: Insisting that it is purely sexual infatuation, specifically designed for our physical universe to perpetuate the species.
- current: Take, for example, the current church-growth infatuation with marketing the church.
- own: The novel seems to be based on Isabelle de Charrière's own unfortunate infatuation with an unknown man.
- new: Our newest infatuation is with this rare modernist build situated among Ebner Street, Wandsworth's Victoriana.
Modifies a noun
- stage: Now those of us who have been around the block a few times know that the infatuation stage does not last very long.
Noun used with modifier
- head-over-heels: One classic expression of psychological projection is head-over-heels infatuation.
Possessives
- public: The US public's infatuation with Daly began in 1991 when he won the USPGA title, despite starting the week as ninth reserve.
- boy: In addition to Ayesha's personal tragedy, there is a poignant vignette detailing a young boy's infatuation with a mummified woman.
Preposition: with
- fame: Les Dennis, Mike McShane and Jeremy Edwards star in this hilariously brutal comedy examining our infatuation with fame... .
- woman: Even worse, these over the top Mission Impossible style theatrics are due to his infatuation with a woman he's only briefly met.
- thing: Inevitably the Tories or the Lib Dems will benefit if the government cannot be turned from its infatuation with all things private sector.
- celebrity: This exhibition presents a new take on our modern-day infatuation with celebrities.
- tool: The first phase of an engagement with learning technologies is an infatuation with the tools themselves.
- sector: Such is Labor's infatuation with the private sector that the voucher scheme's operation was awarded to a multinational company, Sodexho.
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