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infatuation

[in-fach-oo-ey-shuhn] Origin

in·fat·u·a·tion

[in-fach-oo-ey-shuhn]
noun
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.

Origin:
1640–50; < Late Latin infatuātiōn- (stem of infatuātiō). See infatuate, -ion
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Infatuation has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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infatuation (ɪnˌfætjʊˈeɪʃən)
 
n
1.  the act of infatuating or state of being infatuated
2.  foolish or extravagant passion
3.  an object of foolish or extravagant passion

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infatuation
1640s, noun of action from infatuate.
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