1. an intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone or something

Examples

• Her infatuation with the movie star lasted only a few months.
• What he thought was love turned out to be just infatuation.
• The teenager’s infatuation with skateboarding consumed all his free time.
• She realized her infatuation with expensive clothes was becoming a problem.
• His infatuation with the new video game made him forget about his homework.
• The infatuation phase of their relationship ended when they got to know each other better.