INFATUATED


Meaning of INFATUATED in English

/ ɪnˈfætʃueɪtɪd; NAmE / adjective

infatuated (with sb/sth) having a very strong feeling of love or attraction for sb/sth so that you cannot think clearly and in a sensible way

SYN besotted :

She was completely infatuated with him.

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from Latin infatuat- made foolish, from the verb infatuare , from in- into + fatuus foolish + -ed .

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