Synonyms for infatuation
ɪnˌfætʃ uˈeɪ ʃənin·fat·u·a·tion

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1. infatuation

   Synonyms:
   fatuity, hallucination, madness, self-deception

   Antonyms:
   clear-sightedness, sagacity, wisdom, sanity, soundness

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1. infatuationnoun

   a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration

   Synonyms:
   puppy love, calf love, crush

2. puppy love, calf love, crush, infatuationnoun

   temporary love of an adolescent

   Synonyms:
   puppy love, crushed leather, jam, crush, calf love, press, compaction, crunch

3. infatuationnoun

   an object of extravagant short-lived passion

   Synonyms:
   puppy love, calf love, crush

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   • Passion

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1. infatuationnoun

   Synonyms:
   folly, foolishness, hallucination, want of sound judgment

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1. List of paraphrases for "infatuation":

   whim, crush

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1. infatuation

   Synonyms:
   Puppy love

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1. Tony Abbott:

   This was the act of someone who was way beyond any mainstream, any mainstream, and has been rightly, absolutely repudiated by all the communities of Australia, we want to know why Man Haron Monis wasn't being monitored, given Man Haron Monis history of violence, Man Haron Monis history of mental instability, and Man Haron Monis history of infatuation with extremism.

2. Deborah Carr:

   When people first fall in love, where they first feel infatuation, sometimes logic goes out the window, there's lots of data showing that logical thought patterns sometimes get lost in the fray when someone really is very attracted to a person or they're feeling the throes of passion.

3. Dean Phillips:

   She made several comments to folks that we obtained through interviews... comments that were troubling with regards to her infatuation with Columbine, the recognition that the Columbine anniversary is coming this week.

4. Henry Bromel:

   Sometimes when you look back on a situation, you realize it wasn't all you thought it was. A beautiful girl walked into your life. You fell in love. Or did you Maybe it was only a childish infatuation, or maybe just a brief moment of vanity.

5. Tony Abbott:

   We want to know why he wasn't being monitored given his history of violence, his history of mental instability and his history of infatuation with extremism.