Rabid — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of or infected by rabies

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈeɪbɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈeɪbɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈeɪbɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈeɪbɪd/.

Examples

rabid isolationist

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

overzealous fanatic fanatical

Parts of Speech

adjective	of or infected by rabies
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

tollwütig

an Tollwut erkrankt oder infiziert ist

🇫🇷French

enragé

de ou infecté par la rage

🇪🇸Spanish

rabioso

de rabia o infectado por ella

🇮🇹Italian

rabbioso

o infetto dalla rabbia

🇳🇱Dutch

hondsdolle

van of besmet zijn met hondsdolheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

raivoso

de ou infectado por raiva

🇷🇺Russian

бешеный

бешенства или заражения бешенством

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पागल

रेबीज से ग्रस्त या संक्रमित

🇧🇩Bengali

পাগল

জলাতঙ্ক দ্বারা বা সংক্রমিত

🇮🇳Tamil

வெறித்தனமான

அல்லது ரேபிஸால் பாதிக்கப்பட்டவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

క్రూరమైన

లేదా రాబిస్ ద్వారా సోకింది

🇮🇳Marathi

वेडसर

च्या किंवा रेबीज द्वारे संक्रमित

🇮🇳Gujarati

હડકાયું

હડકવાથી અથવા ચેપગ્રસ્ત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ರೋಧೋನ್ಮತ್ತ

ಅಥವಾ ರೇಬೀಸ್ ಸೋಂಕಿತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭ്രാന്തൻ

അല്ലെങ്കിൽ എലിപ്പനി ബാധിച്ചത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਾਗਲ

ਦੇ ਜਾਂ ਰੇਬੀਜ਼ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਸੰਕਰਮਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

پاگل

ریبیز سے متاثر یا متاثر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

狂热的

狂犬病或感染狂犬病

🇯🇵Japanese

狂気の

狂犬病の、または狂犬病に感染している

🇰🇷Korean

맹렬한

광견병에 걸리거나 감염됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bệnh dại

hoặc bị nhiễm bệnh dại

🇹🇭Thai

บ้า

หรือติดเชื้อโรคพิษสุนัขบ้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

fanatik

dari atau terinfeksi rabies

🇵🇭Filipino

galit na galit

ng o nahawaan ng rabies

🇲🇾Malay

mengamuk

atau dijangkiti rabies

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مصاب بداء الكلب

أو الإصابة بداء الكلب

🇮🇷Persian

هار

هاری یا آلوده به هاری

🇹🇷Turkish

kuduz

kuduza yakalanmış veya kuduzla enfekte olmuş

🇮🇱Hebrew

קַנָאִי

של או נגוע בכלבת

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