Basic Details
Word: Infatuated
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Filled with a sudden, strong and often foolish liking for someone or something, usually one that does not last.
Synonyms: obsessed, besotted, smitten, crazy about
Antonyms: indifferent, uninterested
How to Spell Infatuated
Syllables: in - fat - u - at - ed
Tricky part: After fat comes u, then ated. Students add a c (infactuated) or write ch for the t sound (infachuated).
Watch out for: infactuated, infachuated, infatuatted
Memory tip: Find fat and u: in + fat + u + ated. Each t is single.
Usage Examples
Example 1: For a whole summer my cousin was infatuated with a new video game.
Example 2: She was infatuated with the idea of living in a lighthouse.
Example 3: The boy was so infatuated with dinosaurs that he named his cat Rex.
Fun Fact
Infatuated comes from Latin infatuare, to make foolish, from fatuus, foolish. Fatuous, meaning silly, comes from the same root.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct letters to form a word:
inf_tu_t_d
a) a, a, i
b) e, a, e
c) a, a, e
d) a, e, e
Show answer
c) a, a, e. Fat supplies the first a, then comes ated.
Word Connection
Choose the word closest in meaning to infatuated as used in the sentence:
After watching one match, my brother became infatuated with chess and played it every waking hour.
a) disgusted
b) annoyed
c) bored
d) obsessed
Show answer
d) obsessed. Someone infatuated with a game thinks of little else, which is what obsessed means.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:
After one visit to the planetarium, Raghav was dfuiaattne with rockets and stars.
a) fascinated
b) infuriated
c) intimidated
d) infatuated
Show answer
d) infatuated. There are two t's and two a's in the jumble, which suits only infatuated.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. An infatuation usually ____.
a) makes you dislike something
b) is a kind of illness
c) does not last very long
d) lasts for ever
Show answer
c) does not last very long
2. Infatuated is usually followed by which word?
a) from
b) at
c) with
d) under
Show answer
c) with
