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Adjective: smitten Pronunciation: (smi-t(u)n) Smitten meaning: (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming Marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness Synonyms: enamored, infatuated, besotted Quotations: J.R.R. Tolkien – In life there can be no victor, for …

Adjective: scornful Pronunciation: (skorn-ful) Scornful meaning: Expressing extreme contempt Synonyms: contemptuous, disdainful, insulting Quotations: André Maurois – People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average …

Noun: scorn Pronunciation: (skorn) Scorn meaning: Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike Open disrespect for a person or thing Synonyms: contempt, disdain Verb: scorn Scorn meaning: Look down on with disdain …

Noun: contempt Pronunciation: (kun’tem(p)t) Contempt meaning: Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike A manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous Open disrespect for a person or thing (law) a wilful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of …

Adjective: contemptuous Pronunciation: (kun’tem(p)-choo-us) Contemptuous meaning: Expressing extreme contempt. Synonyms: disdainful, scornful, insulting Quotations: Sydney J. Harris – Patriotism is proud of a country’s virtues and eager to correct its deficiencies; it also acknowledges the …

Adjective: uncouth Pronunciation: (ún’kooth) Uncouth meaning: Lacking refinement, good manners, cultivation or taste. Wild or remote place. Synonyms: coarse, boorish, vulgar, loutish Quotations: Dante Alighieri – Uncouth tongues, horrible shrieking of despair, shrill and faint …

Infatuation is the state of being carried away by a foolish and extravagant passion, love or admiration. We could also say that infatuation is just an attraction between male and female and it is often …

Adjective: besotted Pronunciation: (bi’só-tid) Besotted meaning: Marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness. Synonyms: enamoured, infatuated, smitten, beguiled, bewitched Very drunk Synonyms: blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, sizzled, soused, sloshed, slopped, stonkered, stewed, mullered, swacked, blitzed Verb: …

Adjective: enamoured Usage in United States: enamored Pronunciation: (i’na-mu(r)d) Enamoured meaning or enamored meaning: Marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness. To inflame with love or to feel a strong or excessive interest or fascination. Synonyms: …

Verb: hoodwink Pronunciation: (hûd,wingk) Hoodwink meaning: Influence by slyness Conceal one’s true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end Synonyms: juggle, beguile, delude, bamboozle, enamor Derived forms: hoodwinks, …