- misguided enthusiasm
- Общая лексика: ложно направленный энтузиазм
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
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fanatic — fan, fanatic, fanatical Fanatic is common as a noun meaning ‘a person having excessive or misguided enthusiasm for something’; as an adjective it has largely given way to fanatical: • He was a fanatical worker, often doing thirteen or fourteen… … Modern English usage
fanatical — fan, fanatic, fanatical Fanatic is common as a noun meaning ‘a person having excessive or misguided enthusiasm for something’; as an adjective it has largely given way to fanatical: • He was a fanatical worker, often doing thirteen or fourteen… … Modern English usage
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