fanaticaladjective
uk/fəˈnæt.ɪ.kəl/us/fəˈnæt̬.ɪ.kəl/informal extremely interested in something, to a degree that some people find unreasonable:
His dedication to fitness was almost fanatical.
Gary's fanatical about football.
disapproving holding extreme beliefs that may lead to unreasonable or violent behaviour:
a fanatical group that has threatened to assassinate doctors
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Excited, interested and enthusiastic
- aflutter
- agog
- all of a flutter idiom
- amped
- animated
- be as high as a kite idiom
- exhilarated
- fascinated
- fasten
- fasten on/upon sth
- float sb's boat idiom
- flushed
- flutter
- knot
- overzealous
- passionate
- pop-eyed
- potty
- psyched
- sniff
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fanatically
adverb uk/fəˈnæt.ɪ.kəl.i/us/fəˈnæt̬.ɪ.kəl.i/
The band has a fanatically loyal following.
fanaticism
noun [ U ] uk/fəˈnæt.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/us/fəˈnæt̬.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/
religious fanaticism