rabid enthusiasm
- noun
- /ˈræbɪd ɪnˈθuːziˌæzəm/
:
entusiasmo rabioso
- His rabid enthusiasm for the project was contagious.
Examples
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The fans displayed rabid enthusiasm throughout the concert, cheering and singing along to every song.
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She showed a rabid enthusiasm for the new video game.
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His rabid enthusiasm for the new project made the whole team more motivated to succeed.
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Social media users often show rabid enthusiasm for their favorite celebrities, defending them passionately online.
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The team's rabid enthusiasm for their favorite player was infectious, spreading excitement throughout the stadium.
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With rabid enthusiasm, the fans cheered wildly when their team scored in the final moments of the game.
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Her rabid enthusiasm for the new project motivated everyone to contribute their best efforts.
Synonyms
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4.9
Very strong excitement or enthusiasm
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6.3
A strong, excited belief in a cause or idea
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6.6
A strong, often sudden interest in something like a toy or hobby that many people like
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7.4
Very strong belief that makes a person refuse other views
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7.5
A strong feeling of love and excitement for someone or something
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8.6
Strong, blind support for a person, group, or product that ignores faults
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5.6
A strong, eager interest in a cause or idea
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5.9
A very strong, excited feeling that makes people act
Very strong, wild excitement that makes people act in an extreme way
A very strong, uncontrolled excitement or support for something
Strong, unfair belief in an idea that ignores other views and shows hate toward people who disagree
Too much enthusiasm that causes problems
Too much excitement about something that causes problems
A very strong feeling of great interest and excitement for something
Antonyms
How Enthusiastic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines an adjective meaning 'fanatically supportive/irrationally enthusiastic' with the noun 'enthusiasm', so its sense of extreme or excessive excitement is directly derivable from the constituents. Although 'rabid' has a metaphorical origin (rabies), its current adjectival meaning maps transparently onto 'enthusiasm', and the adjective+noun composition is straightforward and cross-linguistically common.
Etymology
Rabid enthusiasm uses rabid, a word from animals with rabies, and enthusiasm, meaning strong excitement, to create the picture of someone acting wild and out of control. That's why rabid enthusiasm means 'extreme or fanatical enthusiasm'.