Definition
Affected by rabies (a deadly disease), or extremely fanatical and intense about something.
Etymology
From Latin 'rabidus' (raging), related to 'rabies' (madness). The disease name and adjective share the same root, both describing uncontrollable, wild behavior seen in infected animals.
Kelly Says
Rabies is one of the few diseases with a nearly 100% fatality rate once symptoms appear, which is why calling someone a 'rabid fan' carries dark echoes of something genuinely dangerous and out of control.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
waansinnig
vaan-SIN-nikh
CSČeština
vzteklý
VZTEK-lee
DEDeutsch
tollwütig
TOL-vuu-tikh
ELΕλληνικά
λυσσώδης
li-so-DIS
ESEspañol
rabioso
ra-BYO-so
EUEuskara
amorratua
a-mo-rra-TU-a
FISuomi
raivokas
RAI-vo-kas
FRFrançais
enragé
an-ra-ZHE
GLGalego
raivoso
rai-VO-so
HRHrvatski
bijesan
bi-YE-san
HUMagyar
veszett
VE-set-t
IDBahasa Indonesia
gila
GI-la
ITItaliano
rabbioso
rab-BYO-zo
JA日本語
狂犬病の
kyou-ken-byou no
KO한국어
광견병에 걸린
gwang-gyeon-byeong-e geol-lin
LTLietuvių
pasiutęs
pa-syu-TES
LVLatviešu
trakumains
tra-ku-MAINS
MSBahasa Melayu
gila
GI-la
NLNederlands
razend
RA-zent
PLPolski
wściekły
VSHTSEK-wi
PTPortuguês
raivoso
rai-VO-zo
RUРусский
бешеный
be-SHE-nyi
SKSlovenčina
besný
BES-nee
SLSlovenščina
besen
BE-sen
SVSvenska
rabiat
ra-BI-at
SWKiswahili
mwenye kichaa
mwe-nye ki-CHA
TAதமிழ்
பைத்தியம்
pai-ti-yam
UKУкраїнська
скажений
ska-ZHE-nyi
VITiếng Việt
điên cuồng
dien cuong