"infatuated" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more infatuated [comparative], most infatuated [superlative]
Etymology: From infatuate + -ed. Etymology templates: {{af|en|infatuate|-ed}} infatuate + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj}} infatuated (comparative more infatuated, superlative most infatuated)
  1. Foolishly or unreasoningly fond of, attracted to or in love with (someone). Synonyms (foolishly attracted to): smitten, taken
    Sense id: en-infatuated-en-adj-YeywFhe- Disambiguation of 'foolishly attracted to': 68 9 23
  2. Excessively fond of or enthusiastic about (something).
    Sense id: en-infatuated-en-adj-OiE7AILq
  3. (obsolete) Foolish, stupid, lacking good judgment (often as a result of some external influence). Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-infatuated-en-adj-qNLG2GpM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: fatuity, fatuous, infatuation Translations (Translations): 迷戀 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 迷恋 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 迷戀 (Chinese Cantonese), 迷恋 (mai⁴ lyun²) (Chinese Cantonese), 迷戀 (Chinese Mandarin), 迷恋 (:míliàn) (Chinese Mandarin), ihastunut (Finnish), vernarrt (German), betört (German), geblendet (German), schwärmerisch (German), verknallt (German), wairangi (Maori), tōrere (Maori), kohara (Maori), شیفته (šifte) (Persian), encalabrinado (Spanish), deli divane (note: slightly informal) (Turkish)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 47 3 50

Verb [English]

Etymology: From infatuate + -ed. Etymology templates: {{af|en|infatuate|-ed}} infatuate + -ed Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} infatuated
  1. simple past and past participle of infatuate Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: infatuate
    Sense id: en-infatuated-en-verb-NRbTtWIY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 4 28 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 31 4 20 45

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