fanático — meaning in English
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English meaning
- addict noun A person who is dependent on a harmful substance and cannot easily stop using it.
- bigot noun Someone who clings stubbornly to their own views and won't tolerate people of a different race, religion, gender, or opinion.
- fanatic noun Someone with extreme, unshakeable enthusiasm for a cause, belief, or hobby.
- fanatical adjective Showing extreme, often unreasonable enthusiasm or devotion.
- zealot noun Someone so committed to a cause or belief that they pursue it with extreme, often unreasonable intensity.
Senses
fanático is used for these senses in English:
- addict An adherent or fan (of something).
- bigot One who is narrow-mindedly devoted to their own ideas and groups, and intolerant of (people of) differing ideas, races, genders, religions, politics, etc.
- dyed-in-the-wool (idiomatic, figuratively, of a person) Firmly established in one's beliefs or habits; having a specified characteristic, identity, etc. deeply ingrained in one's nature.
- fanatic Fanatical.
- fanatic A person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause.
- fanatical Having an extreme, irrational zeal or enthusiasm for a specific cause.
- fanboy (fandom, often, derogatory) A male fan who is obsessive about a particular subject (especially, something or someone in popular entertainment media).
- zealot One who is zealous, one who is full of zeal for their own specific beliefs or objectives, usually in the negative sense of being too passionate; a fanatic.
addict — full definition
- noun A person who is dependent on a harmful substance and cannot easily stop using it.
- noun (informal) A person with a strong enthusiasm for something.
- verb To cause someone to become dependent on something, or to become dependent oneself.