SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
fetish
noun
In this sense, an object or activity receiving excessive or obsessive attention.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Object of excessive devotion
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Usage distinction
Return to topThis group covers excessive devotion to an activity or object, not the word's religious or sexual senses.
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See fetish in use
The character makes a fetish of owning a perfectly matched set of pens.
The manager makes a fetish of perfectly aligned floor marks, treating their exact arrangement as more important than the performance they should support.
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