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   fanatical

   /fəˈnatɪkl/

   adjective

   • 1. filled with excessive and single-minded zeal: "fanatical revolutionaries" Similar zealousextremistextrememilitantdogmaticsectarianbigotedrabidmaniacalradicaldiehardactivistprejudicedchauvinisticintolerantnarrow-mindedsingle-mindedpartisanblinkeredilliberalinflexibleuncompromisinginformal:swivel-eyedOpposite moderateopen-minded
   • ▪ obsessively concerned with something: "her husband was fanatical about tidiness" Similar enthusiasticeagerkeenferventardentfervidpassionatedevoteddedicatedover-enthusiasticobsessiveobsessedinfatuatedfixatedcompulsiveimmoderatefrenziedfreneticinformal:wildgung-honutscrazyhookedpottydottywackadoowackadoodleliterary:passionalperfervidOpposite indifferent

   Derivatives

   • 1. fanatically adverb

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › fanaticalFANATICAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FANATICAL definition: 1. extremely interested in something, to a degree that some people find unreasonable: 2. holding…. Learn more.

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   Fanatical definition: motivated or characterized by an extreme, uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.. See examples of FANATICAL used in a sentence.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › fanaticFanatic Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   : marked by excessive enthusiasm and often intense uncritical devotion. they're fanatic about politics. a fanatic attention to details.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › fanaticalFanatical - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   If you are excessively enthusiastic about something — a sports team, an actor, your religion, saving the whales, a certain brand of chocolate — then you are fanatical about it. Fanatical comes from the word fanatic, which itself came from the Latin fanaticus, meaning "mad" or "inspired by a deity."

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFANATIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a person who is extremely interested in something, to a degree that some people find unreasonable: a fitness / film fanatic. disapproving. a person who has very extreme beliefs that may lead them to behave in unreasonable or violent ways: religious fanatics. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Enthusiasts. -aholic. -oholic. aficionado.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › fanaticalFANATICAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   FANATICAL meaning: 1. extremely interested in something, to a degree that some people find unreasonable: 2. holding…. Learn more.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › fanaticalFANATICAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe someone as fanatical, you disapprove of them because you consider their behaviour or opinions to be very extreme. [ disapproval ] As a boy he was a fanatical patriot.