Fanatic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause); --Winston Churchill

marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɐnˈæɾɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/fɐnˈatɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɐnˈatɪk/

3 syllables Say it as /fɐnˈæɾɪk/.

Examples

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject
rabid isolationist

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rabid overzealous fiend fanatical

Parts of Speech

noun	a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause); --Winston Churchill “A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject”
adjective	marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea “rabid isolationist”

Word Forms

fanatic	adjective	marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea
fanatical	adjective	marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea
fanatic	noun	a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause); --Winston Churchill
fanatism	noun	excessive intolerance of opposing views
rabidity	noun	unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm
rabidness	noun	unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fanatiker

eine Person, die von irrationalem Enthusiasmus (für eine Sache) motiviert ist; --Winston Churchill

🇫🇷French

fanatique

une personne motivée par un enthousiasme irrationnel (comme pour une cause) ; -Winston Churchill

🇪🇸Spanish

fanático

una persona motivada por un entusiasmo irracional (como por una causa); --Winston Churchill

🇮🇹Italian

fanatico

una persona motivata da un entusiasmo irrazionale (come per una causa); --Winston Churchill

🇳🇱Dutch

fanaticus

een persoon gemotiveerd door irrationeel enthousiasme (zoals voor een doel); --Winston Churchill

🇵🇹Portuguese

fanático

uma pessoa motivada por um entusiasmo irracional (como por uma causa); --Winston Churchill

🇷🇺Russian

фанатик

человек, движимый иррациональным энтузиазмом (как к делу); --Уинстон Черчилль

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कट्टर

अतार्किक उत्साह से प्रेरित व्यक्ति (किसी कारण से); --विंस्टन चर्चिल

🇧🇩Bengali

ধর্মান্ধ

একজন ব্যক্তি অযৌক্তিক উত্সাহ দ্বারা অনুপ্রাণিত (একটি কারণ হিসাবে); --উইনস্টন চার্চিল

🇮🇳Tamil

வெறியர்

பகுத்தறிவற்ற உற்சாகத்தால் தூண்டப்பட்ட ஒரு நபர் (ஒரு காரணத்திற்காக); --வின்ஸ்டன் சர்ச்சில்

🇮🇳Telugu

మతోన్మాద

అహేతుకమైన ఉత్సాహంతో ప్రేరేపించబడిన వ్యక్తి (ఒక కారణం కోసం); --విన్‌స్టన్ చర్చిల్

🇮🇳Marathi

धर्मांध

तर्कहीन उत्साहाने प्रेरित व्यक्ती (कारण म्हणून); --विन्स्टन चर्चिल

🇮🇳Gujarati

કટ્ટરપંથી

અતાર્કિક ઉત્સાહથી પ્રેરિત વ્યક્તિ (કારણ માટે); --વિન્સ્ટન ચર્ચિલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮತಾಂಧ

ಅಭಾಗಲಬ್ಧ ಉತ್ಸಾಹದಿಂದ ಪ್ರೇರೇಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ (ಒಂದು ಕಾರಣಕ್ಕಾಗಿ); --ವಿನ್ಸ್ಟನ್ ಚರ್ಚಿಲ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

മതഭ്രാന്തൻ

യുക്തിരഹിതമായ ഉത്സാഹത്താൽ പ്രചോദിതനായ ഒരു വ്യക്തി (ഒരു കാരണത്താൽ); --വിൻസ്റ്റൺ ചർച്ചിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੱਟੜ

ਤਰਕਹੀਣ ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਿਤ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਇੱਕ ਕਾਰਨ ਲਈ); --ਵਿੰਸਟਨ ਚਰਚਿਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

جنونی

ایک شخص جو غیر معقول جوش و جذبے سے متاثر ہو (بطور ایک وجہ) --ونسٹن چرچل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

狂热分子

被非理性热情（就某种原因而言）所激励的人； ——温斯顿·丘吉尔

🇯🇵Japanese

狂信的な

（大義としては）不合理な熱意によって動機付けられている人。 --ウィンストン・チャーチル

🇰🇷Korean

광신자

(원인에 관해서) 비합리적인 열정에 의해 동기를 부여받은 사람; --윈스턴 처칠

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cuồng tín

một người được thúc đẩy bởi sự nhiệt tình phi lý (vì một mục đích); --Winston Churchill

🇹🇭Thai

คลั่งไคล้

บุคคลที่ได้รับแรงบันดาลใจจากความกระตือรือร้นอย่างไม่มีเหตุผล (สำหรับสาเหตุ); --วินสตัน เชอร์ชิลล์

🇮🇩Indonesian

fanatik

seseorang yang dimotivasi oleh antusiasme yang tidak rasional (untuk suatu tujuan); --Winston Churchill

🇵🇭Filipino

panatiko

isang tao na naudyukan ng hindi makatwirang sigasig (para sa isang dahilan); --Winston Churchill

🇲🇾Malay

fanatik

seseorang yang didorong oleh semangat yang tidak rasional (untuk sebab); --Winston Churchill

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متعصب

شخص مدفوع بحماس غير عقلاني (لسبب ما)؛ - ونستون تشرشل

🇮🇷Persian

متعصب

شخصی که با شور و شوق غیرمنطقی برانگیخته شده است (به عنوان یک علت)؛ --وینستون چرچیل

🇹🇷Turkish

fanatik

(bir amaç için) mantıksız bir coşkuyla motive olan bir kişi; --Winston Churchill

🇮🇱Hebrew

קַנַאִי

אדם שמונע על ידי התלהבות לא רציונלית (באשר למטרה); --וינסטון צ'רצ'יל

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