rabid

Meanings

• adjective

  Extremely excited, fanatical, or enthusiastic.

  - "The fan was rabid in his support of the team."
  - "The rabid dog attacked the mailman."
  - "His rabid enthusiasm for the new technology was contagious."

• noun

  A person or animal suffering from rabies, a viral disease.

  - "The fox was found to be rabid and had to be put down."
  - "The symptoms of rabies include fever, hallucinations, and hydrophobia."
  - "Rabies is a fatal disease that affects the nervous system."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with rabid
abide , cantide , ride , tide

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Variants

List of all variants of rabid that leads to same result
rabid , rabidities , rabidity , rabidly , rabidness , rabidnesses

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Etymology

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From Old French rabie 'madness, rage, fury,' from rabir 'to be mad, be in a rage,' from Latin rabere 'be mad, be insane, be insatiable'.

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Trivia

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1. Rabies is the only viral disease that is transmitted through saliva.

2. The first recorded case of rabies in humans was in 200 BC in India.

3. The first successful treatment of rabies was in 1885 by Louis Pasteur.

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Related Concepts

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1. rabies: A viral disease that affects the nervous system and is transmitted through the saliva of infected animals. It is fatal once symptoms appear.

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Culture

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Rabid has been used extensively in literature and art to describe intense emotions, fanaticism, and obsession. In the context of animals, rabid refers to an animal suffering from rabies, a viral disease that affects the nervous system and is fatal.

How to Memorize "rabid"

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   - Imagine a person or animal with intense, uncontrollable emotions. Visualize the word 'rabid' written out in bold letters.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'rabid' with intense emotions, fanaticism, and obsession. Visualize a fanatic cheering on their favorite team.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the 'R' in rabid stands for 'Raging' or 'Rabidly'.

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