infatuation

UK: /ɪnˌfætjʊˈeɪʃ^ən/

US: /ɪnˌfætʃuˈeɪʃən/

US: (in fach′o̅o̅ ā′shən)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

in•fat•u•a•tion  (in fach′o̅o̅ ā′shən), n. 

1. the state of being infatuated.
2. the act of infatuating.
3. foolish or all-absorbing passion or an instance of this:
   a mere infatuation that will not last.
4. the object of a person's infatuation:
   When I was a kid, my infatuation was stamp collecting.

• Late Latin infatuātiōn- (stem of infatuātiō). See infatuate, -ion
• 1640–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

infatuation / ɪnˌfætjʊˈeɪʃən/ noun

1. the act of infatuating or state of being infatuated
2. foolish or extravagant passion
3. an object of foolish or extravagant passion

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

in•fat•u•ated /ɪnˈfætʃuˌeɪtɪd/   adj. 

1. having a foolish or excessive admiration for someone:
   completely infatuated with her.

in•fat•u•a•tion /ɪnˌfætʃuˈeɪʃən/  n. 

[uncountable] an extreme case of infatuation.

[countable] She was his latest infatuation.