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fanatic
adjective
noun
marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 7
- Starts with
- F
- Ends with
- C
- Contains
- ANATI
- Scrabble score
- 12
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
fəˈnæt.ɪk
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Meaning
Definitions
adjective
marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea
“rabid isolationist”
noun
a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause)
“{'source': 'Winston Churchill', 'text': "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject"}”
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Example Sentences
rabid isolationist
{'source': 'Winston Churchill', 'text': "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject"}
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