Meanings
love bombing1
nounlove bombing (uncountable)
alternative love-bombing · alternative lovebombing
- uncountableAn attempt to influence a person by lavish demonstrations of attention and affection.
But in cases of love bombing, attention flows in a single direction: One person tries to become the other’s whole world.
2022 January 10, Gina Cherelus, “What Is ‘Love Bombing’?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 10 Jan 2022
love bombing2
verb
alternative love-bombing · alternative lovebombing
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of love bomb
Origin
Translations
French love bombing, bombardement d'amour
- love bombingTranslations
- bombardement d'amourTranslations
Spanish bombardeo amoroso
- bombardeo amorosoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
love bombing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/love%20bombing
MLA
“love bombing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/love%20bombing. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “love bombing,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/love%20bombing.
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