For "crush" in meaning:
2 informal a brief but intense infatuation for someone, especially someone unattainable
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What word would replace the terribly technical developing a crush?
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Does one only get infatuated or is there a less generic word than get to signify developing infatuation?
The particular sentence for which I need this is
"Do you sometimes fall in love with a character from a book?”
I'm feeling "love" is too strong here. Crush or infatuation would both be better, but while you fall in love, what do you do with these two?
Best Answer
Alternatives to "get" include, for example, "become infatuated", but I have to say if OP thinks "develop a crush" sounds too "technical", the options are probably somewhat limited.
Personally, I think infatuation sounds a bit extreme for how you might relate to fictional characters. I'd probably ask something like...