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fanatic

/fəˈnætɪk/noun

उच्चारण फ़नैटिक

कट्टरपंथी, धर्मांध व्यक्ति

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noun
  1. 1

    [C] disapproving

    a person who holds extreme religious or political beliefs and may act violently because of them

    कट्टरपंथी, धर्मांध व्यक्ति

    • Religious fanatics attacked the procession.
    • Fanatics from both groups refused to talk peacefully.
    • The movement was led by a dangerous fanatic.
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    • Fanatics on both sides refused to listen to reason.
    • He was accused of being a fanatic, though he only held firm opinions.

    Synonyms extremist zealot bigot

    Opposite moderate

  2. 2

    [C] informal

    a person who is extremely enthusiastic about something

    किसी चीज़ का दीवाना

    • a cricket fanatic
    • My uncle is a film fanatic who watches three movies a week.
    • She is a football fanatic and never misses a match.
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    • My brother is a fitness fanatic who runs every morning.
    • He is a chess fanatic and plays online at night.

    Synonyms enthusiast fan

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A person filled with excessive and uncritical zeal, especially in religion.

'धर्म या विचारधारा के प्रति अंधी कट्टरता रखने वाला' के लिए यह शब्द आता है।