Overzealous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌoʊvɚzˈɛləs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌəʊvəzˈɛləs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌəʊvəzˈɛləs/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌoʊvɚzˈɛləs/.

Examples

rabid isolationist

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rabid fanatic fanatical

Parts of Speech

adjective

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

“rabid isolationist”

Word Forms

fanatic	noun	a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause); --Winston Churchill
fanatism	noun	excessive intolerance of opposing views
rabidity	noun	unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm
rabidness	noun	unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

übereifrig

gekennzeichnet durch übermäßige Begeisterung und intensive Hingabe an eine Sache oder Idee

🇫🇷French

trop zélé

marqué par un enthousiasme excessif et un dévouement intense à une cause ou une idée

🇪🇸Spanish

demasiado entusiasta

Marcado por un entusiasmo excesivo y una intensa devoción hacia una causa o idea.

🇮🇹Italian

troppo zelante

contrassegnato da un eccessivo entusiasmo e un’intensa devozione a una causa o a un’idea

🇳🇱Dutch

overijverig

gekenmerkt door overmatig enthousiasme voor en intense toewijding aan een zaak of idee

🇵🇹Portuguese

excessivamente zeloso

marcado por entusiasmo excessivo e intensa devoção a uma causa ou ideia

🇷🇺Russian

чрезмерно усердный

отмечен чрезмерным энтузиазмом и сильной преданностью делу или идее

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ज्यादा

किसी कारण या विचार के प्रति अत्यधिक उत्साह और गहन समर्पण द्वारा चिह्नित

🇧🇩Bengali

অতি উৎসাহী

একটি কারণ বা ধারণার জন্য অত্যধিক উত্সাহ এবং তীব্র ভক্তি দ্বারা চিহ্নিত

🇮🇳Tamil

அதீத ஆர்வமுள்ள

ஒரு காரணம் அல்லது யோசனைக்கான அதிகப்படியான உற்சாகம் மற்றும் தீவிர பக்தி ஆகியவற்றால் குறிக்கப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

అత్యుత్సాహం

ఒక కారణం లేదా ఆలోచన పట్ల అధిక ఉత్సాహం మరియు తీవ్రమైన భక్తితో గుర్తించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

अतिउत्साही

एखाद्या कारणासाठी किंवा कल्पनेसाठी अत्यधिक उत्साह आणि तीव्र भक्तीने चिन्हांकित

🇮🇳Gujarati

અતિશય ઉત્સાહી

કોઈ કારણ અથવા વિચાર માટે અતિશય ઉત્સાહ અને તીવ્ર નિષ્ઠા દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત થયેલ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅತಿಯಾದ ಉತ್ಸಾಹ

ಒಂದು ಕಾರಣ ಅಥವಾ ಕಲ್ಪನೆಗೆ ಅತಿಯಾದ ಉತ್ಸಾಹ ಮತ್ತು ತೀವ್ರವಾದ ಭಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അമിതാവേശമുള്ള

ഒരു കാരണത്തിനോ ആശയത്തിനോ ഉള്ള അമിതമായ ഉത്സാഹവും തീവ്രമായ ഭക്തിയും കൊണ്ട് അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਜੋਸ਼ੀਲੇ

ਕਿਸੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਲਈ ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹ ਅਤੇ ਤੀਬਰ ਸ਼ਰਧਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

حد سے زیادہ پرجوش

کسی مقصد یا خیال کے لئے ضرورت سے زیادہ جوش اور شدید لگن کے ذریعہ نشان زد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

过分热心

以对某项事业或想法的过度热情和强烈奉献为特征

🇯🇵Japanese

過度に熱心な

大義やアイデアに対する過度の熱意と熱烈な献身が特徴である

🇰🇷Korean

지나치게 열성적인

어떤 대의명분이나 아이디어에 대한 과도한 열의와 강렬한 헌신으로 특징지어짐

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quá nhiệt tình

được đánh dấu bằng sự nhiệt tình quá mức và sự cống hiến hết mình cho một mục đích hoặc ý tưởng

🇹🇭Thai

กระตือรือร้นมากเกินไป

ทำเครื่องหมายด้วยความกระตือรือร้นมากเกินไปและการอุทิศตนอย่างแรงกล้าต่อสาเหตุหรือความคิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

terlalu bersemangat

ditandai dengan antusiasme yang berlebihan dan pengabdian yang intens terhadap suatu tujuan atau ide

🇵🇭Filipino

sobrang sigasig

minarkahan ng labis na sigasig at matinding debosyon sa isang layunin o ideya

🇲🇾Malay

terlalu bersemangat

ditandakan dengan keghairahan yang berlebihan dan pengabdian yang kuat kepada sesuatu sebab atau idea

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مفرط الحماس

يتميز بالحماس المفرط والتفاني الشديد لقضية أو فكرة

🇮🇷Persian

بیش از حد غیرتمند

با اشتیاق بیش از حد و وفاداری شدید به یک هدف یا ایده مشخص شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

aşırı hevesli

bir davaya veya fikre karşı aşırı coşku ve yoğun bağlılıkla işaretlenmiştir

🇮🇱Hebrew

להט יתר

מסומן בהתלהבות מוגזמת ומסירות עזה למטרה או רעיון

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