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   Fa·nat·i·cal

   /fəˈnadək(ə)l/

   

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

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   • 1. fanatically adverb

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   What does fanatical mean?

   • (informal) extremely enthusiastic fanatical about something She's fanatical about healthy eating. Definition of fanatical adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Where does fanatical come from?

   • fanatical is formed within English, by derivation. It is formed from the earlier adjective fanatic, combined with the affix ‑al. fan, v.

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   What does fanatic mean?

   • holding, expressing or connected with extreme or dangerous opinions fanatic about something He's fanatic about his religious beliefs. Want to learn more? Find out which words work together and produce more natural-sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.

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   How do you describe a fanatical person?

   • If you describe someone as fanatical, you disapprove of them because you consider their behavior or opinions to be very extreme. He is a fanatical fan of Mozart. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

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   (informal) extremely enthusiastic. a fanatical supporter of the team. their fanatical devotion to the show. fanatical about something She's fanatical about healthy eating. Check pronunciation: fanatical. Definition of fanatical adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   fanatic. adjective. /fəˈnætɪk/. /fəˈnætɪk/. (also fanatical) (disapproving) holding, expressing or connected with extreme or dangerous opinions. fanatic followers of the cult leader. fanatic ideology.

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   What does the adjective fanatical mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective fanatical , four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   someone whose interest in something or enthusiasm for something is extreme: religious fanatics. fanatical. adjective. extremely enthusiastic about something: She's fanatical about football. fanaticism. noun [ U ] uk / fəˈnætɪsɪz ə m / us. (Definition of fanatic from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   Definitions of 'fanatical' If you describe someone as fanatical, you disapprove of them because you consider their behavior or opinions to be very extreme. [disapproval] [...] More. Synonyms of 'fanatical' • obsessive, burning, wild, mad [...] More. Examples of 'fanatical' in a sentence.

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    May 24, 2024 · fanatical. (fənætɪkəl ) adjective. If you describe someone as fanatical, you disapprove of them because you consider their behavior or opinions to be very extreme. [disapproval] He is a fanatical fan of Mozart. Synonyms: obsessive, burning, wild, mad More Synonyms of fanatical.