Limerence (
adjective,
limerent): a coined name (Tennov, 1979) for the experience of having fallen in love and being irrationally and fixatedly love-smitten, irrespective of the degree to which one's love is requited or unrequited. The state of having fallen in love and being love-smitten.
See also infatuation.
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