Word
rabid
Phoneticsra·bid
US/ˈɹæbɪd/
UK/ɹˈeɪbɪd/
Definition
adj. having very strong, extreme, or angry feelings about a subject. It can also describe an animal that has a dangerous disease called rabies.
adj. characterised by extreme, fanatical, or irrational commitment to a belief or cause; also refers to being infected with the rabies virus. Often used to describe intense political or social attitudes.
Examples
“He is a rabid fan of the local football team.”
“The politician faced a crowd of rabid supporters who refused to listen to any opposing arguments.”
Examples
simple
“He is a rabid fan of the local football team.”
contextual
“The politician faced a crowd of rabid supporters who refused to listen to any opposing arguments.”
Usage
Can be used both attributively before a noun and predicatively after a linking verb.
Real-World Examples
“The CDC issued a health advisory on 10 September “in response to recent reports of increases in human exposures to rabid or possibly rabid animals”.” “Summed up in a sentence Frenzied K-horror action from the director of Train to Busan traps a small group of the non-infected in a tower block swarming with rabid hive-mind zombies.” Etymology
From the Latin rabidus, from rabiō (“to rave”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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