How to pronounce infatuated
American English pronunciation
in-FACH-oo-ay-tid
- IPA
- /ɪnˈfætʃu.eɪtɪd/
- Syllables
- in · FACH · oo · ay · tid (5 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What infatuated means
Swept up in a sudden, foolish crush on someone
In a sentence: Ben was so infatuated with the new girl that he doodled her name all over his notebook.
Where it comes from: It comes from infatuate, from a Latin word meaning to make foolish.
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