infatuation

• Sustantivo que denota una atracción o admiración intensa pero efímera hacia alguien o algo, a menudo acompañada de sentimientos irracionales o exagerados.

A noun referring to an intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone or something, often characterized by irrational feelings.

1. Intense but short-lived passionB2formal

   An intense but short-lived feeling of admiration or love for someone or something, often based on superficial qualities.

   Flechazo o enamoramiento pasajero

   • His infatuation with the actress lasted only a few weeks.
   • She mistook her infatuation for true love.
   • Teenage infatuations often fade as quickly as they begin.

   Sinónimoscaptivationcrushenchantmentfascinationfixationobsessionpassionpuppy love

2. Foolish or excessive admirationC1formal

   A state of being completely carried away by unreasoning passion or attraction.

   Infatuación (fascinación o admiración excesiva)

   • His infatuation with the idea of fame blinded him to reality.
   • The investor's infatuation with risky stocks led to huge losses.
   • She had a foolish infatuation with a celebrity she had never met.

   Sinónimoscrazecrushenchantmentfascinationfixationmaniaobsessionpassionpuppy love

   Antónimosapathyaversioncontemptdisdainindifference