Crazes - English meaning

noun

The action or state of forcing or being forced to do something; constraint.

Usage examples:

The payment was made under compulsion

noun

A very strong feeling of wanting to do something repeatedly that is difficult to control

Usage examples:

For many people, dieting is a compulsion., [ + to infinitive ] i seem to have a constant compulsion…

noun

A force that makes you do something

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He seems to be driven by some kind of inner compulsion., [ + to infinitive ] we were under no compu…

noun

Intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.

Usage examples:

Her energy and enthusiasm for life

noun

A feeling of energetic interest in a particular subject or activity and a desire to be involved in it, or a subject that produces such a feeling

Usage examples:

[ u ] i find that i’m losing my enthusiasm for the game., [ c ] parents need to share their enthusi…

noun

A feeling of energetic interest in a particular subject or activity and an eagerness to be involved in it

Usage examples:

One of the good things about teaching young children is their enthusiasm., enthusiasm for after the…

noun

An intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something, especially one that is short-lived; a craze.

Usage examples:

Some regard green politics as no more than the latest fad

abbreviation

Flavin adenine dinucleotide, a coenzyme derived from riboflavin and important in various metabolic reactions.

noun

A style or activity that suddenly becomes popular but which usually does not stay popular for very long

Usage examples:

He thought computers would be just a fad.

adjective

Elaborate in structure or decoration.

Usage examples:

The furniture was very fancy

verb

Feel a desire or liking for.

Usage examples:

Do you fancy a drink?

noun

A superficial or transient feeling of liking or attraction.

Usage examples:

This was no passing fancy, but a feeling he would live by

noun

The power to fascinate someone; the quality of being fascinating.

Usage examples:

Television has always held a fascination for me

noun

The fact of finding someone or something fascinating

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Fascination with miller's fascination with medieval art dates from her childhood., hold a fascinati…

noun

A popular or the latest style of clothing, hair, decoration, or behaviour.

Usage examples:

The latest parisian fashions

verb

Make into a particular form.

Usage examples:

The bottles were fashioned from green glass

combining form

In the manner of something specified.

Usage examples:

The masts extend concertina-fashion

noun

A form of sexual desire in which gratification is linked to an abnormal degree to a particular object, item of clothing, part of the body, etc.

Usage examples:

A man with a fetish for surgical masks

noun

An activity or object that someone is interested in to an extreme degree and that the person gives an unreasonable amount of time or thought to

Usage examples:

He had a fetish about clothes.

noun

A sexual interest in an object or a part of the body other than the sexual organs

Usage examples:

A rubber/foot fetish, fetish for he has a fetish for high heels., fetish about uk it is possible to…

noun

An obsessive interest in or feeling about someone or something.

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Our fixation with diet and fitness

noun

The state of being unable to stop thinking about something or someone, or an unnaturally strong interest in something or someone

Usage examples:

Liz has a fixation with food., a mother fixation

noun

The process of attaching or sewing something firmly in place

noun

An intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone or something.

Usage examples:

He had developed an infatuation with the girl

noun

Strong but not usually lasting feelings of love or attraction

Usage examples:

It's just an infatuation. she'll get over it., no one expected their infatuation with each other to…

noun

An intense feeling of deep affection.

Usage examples:

Babies fill parents with feelings of love

verb

Feel deep affection for (someone).

Usage examples:

He loved his sister dearly

noun

Mental illness marked by periods of great excitement or euphoria, delusions, and overactivity.

Usage examples:

Many people suffering from mania do not think anything is wrong

combining form

Denoting a specified type of mental abnormality or obsession.

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Kleptomania

noun

A unusually strong and continuing interest in an activity or subject

Usage examples:

He was surprised by his wife’s sudden mania for exercise.

noun

The quality of being new, original, or unusual.

Usage examples:

The novelty of being a married woman wore off

noun

The quality of being new or unusual, or a new or unusual experience

Usage examples:

[ u ] the novelty of the toys soon wore off.

noun

The quality of being new and unusual

Usage examples:

Sales of the new game are very high, but they will start to drop as the novelty wears off., flexibl…

noun

The state of being obsessed with someone or something.

Usage examples:

She cared for him with a devotion bordering on obsession

noun

Strong and barely controllable emotion.

Usage examples:

A man of impetuous passion

noun

The state or condition of being preoccupied or engrossed with something.

Usage examples:

He began to overcome his preoccupation with germs

noun

The thing you think about most

Usage examples:

[ u ] his preoccupation with sports is affecting his grades.

noun

Violent uncontrollable anger.

Usage examples:

Her face was distorted with rage

verb

Feel or express violent uncontrollable anger.

Usage examples:

He raged at the futility of it all

noun

Extreme or violent anger, or a period of feeling such anger

Usage examples:

[ c ] i had never seen him in such a rage before., he raged at me for sending the letter out before…

noun

The sensation of flavour perceived in the mouth and throat on contact with a substance.

Usage examples:

The wine had a fruity taste

verb

Perceive or experience the flavour of.

Usage examples:

She had never tasted ice cream before

verb

The faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth

noun

An object that one need not, cannot, or does not wish to give a specific name to.

Usage examples:

Look at that metal rail thing over there

A separate and self-contained entity

noun

A device, product, or part of nature that is not named

Usage examples:

There’s a new thing that seals plastic bags., there are some nice things in the stores on sale righ…

noun

A general direction in which something is developing or changing.

Usage examples:

An upward trend in sales and profit margins

verb

Change or develop in a general direction.

Usage examples:

Unemployment has been trending upwards

noun

The general direction of changes or developments

Usage examples:

Fashion trends, the trend is toward working longer hours for less money.

noun

The prevailing fashion or style at a particular time.

Usage examples:

The vogue is to make realistic films

adjective

Popular; fashionable.

Usage examples:

‘citizenship’ was to be the government's vogue word

verb

Dance to music in such a way as to imitate the characteristic poses struck by a model on a catwalk.

Usage examples:

I ‘vogued’ down the street and at parties with my friends.

noun

The state or condition of being weak.

Usage examples:

The country's weakness in international dealings

noun

Lack of strength or energy

Usage examples:

[ u ] the building’s collapse was caused by weakness in several beams., [ u ] is crying always a si…

noun

A situation in which someone or something is at a low level or is not strong or successful

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Weakness against sth the dollar's weakness against the euro has made european goods more expensive …

noun

A sudden desire or change of mind, especially one that is unusual or unexplained.

Usage examples:

She bought it on a whim