rabid, overzealous, fanatic,

“Why does the Oxford Dictionary of English portray women as ‘rabid feminists’ with mysterious ‘psyches’ speaking in ‘shrill voices’ who can’t do research or hold a PhD but can do ‘all the housework’?”

From the Fringe | 04.08.2008
Women's History Is Writ Large in Bavarian Town



Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Watch out for the big club-wielding amazons of Kronach

Big girls don’t cry, and they don’t dress up as club-wielding, 17th century warriors rabidly defending their city walls, either. But in the Bavarian town of Kronach, Germany, one of those statements is decidedly untrue.

As OSHA Emphasizes Safety, Long-Term Health Risks Fester

By IAN URBINA

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the agency that many Americans love to hate and industry calls overzealous, has largely ignored the slow, silent killers that claim the most lives.

Food Fanatics is being introduced with a 64-page fall issue.




CAMPAIGN SPOTLIGHT


Goodbye, Gourmet; Hello, Food Fanatics


By STUART ELLIOTT46 minutes ago
A food service company, US Foods, is introducing a magazine that looks like the kind found on newsstands.



fanatic[fa・nat・ic]

レベル：社会人必須
発音記号[fənǽtik]
[名]（特に宗教的・政治的）狂信者；熱狂的な愛好者［支持者］


a religious fanatic

宗教的狂信者.

━━[形]＝fanatical.

［ラテン語fānāticus（fānum寺＋-ATE1＋-IC＝宗教に凝りかたまった）. △FAN2］




overzealous

Marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea.

Synonyms:

fanatical, rabid


Usage:

The pop star's overzealous fans climbed over the security barriers in an attempt to get closer to her. 

overzealous

Pronunciation: /əʊvəˈzɛləs/

adjective

too zealous in one’s attitude or behaviour:he’s been overzealous in handing out parking tickets

German Law


"There are some overzealous immigration officers"








rabid
(adjective) Marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea.


Synonyms: fanatical, overzealous


Usage:

A rabid football fan, Jimmy paints his face with his team's colors before every game, even if he is just going to be watching it on TV.


rabid
adjective MAINLY DISAPPROVING
having and expressing extreme and unreasonable feelings:
The attack is believed to have been carried out by a group of rabid anti-semites.
a rabid feminist
See also rabid at rabies.

rabidly
adverb MAINLY DISAPPROVING

rab・id

━━ a. 狂犬病の; 熱狂的な, 狂暴な.
ra・bid・i・ty
　━━ n.
rab・id・ly　━━ ad.
rab・id・ness　━━ n.