熱狂(ねっきょう)

ねっきょう
noun, verb (suru)
frenzy, craze, wild enthusiasm
1. frenzy, craze, wild enthusiasm
An intense, fervent state of excitement or enthusiasm, often shared by a crowd or group. Describes passionate devotion to a performer, team, trend, or cause that goes beyond ordinary interest.
観客(かんきゃく)は熱狂(ねっきょう)していた。
The audience was in a frenzy.
ワールドカップで国中(くにじゅう)が熱狂(ねっきょう)した。
The whole country went wild over the World Cup.
熱狂(ねっきょう)的なファンがコンサート会場(かいじょう)の前(まえ)に朝(あさ)から並(なら)んでいた。
Fanatical fans were lining up in front of the concert venue from the morning.

GRAMMAR:
Used as a noun or with する: 熱狂(ねっきょう)する (to go wild, to be in a frenzy). The derived adjective 熱狂的(ねっきょうてき) (fanatical, wildly enthusiastic) is very common.

USAGE:
Frequently appears in sports, music, and entertainment contexts. Can describe both positive excitement and excessive, potentially dangerous crowd behavior. Combines 熱(ねつ) (heat, fever) and 狂(きょう) (madness).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 熱狂的(ねっきょうてき)なファン(ふぁん): fanatical fan
  • 熱狂(ねっきょう)する: to go wild with excitement
  • 熱狂(ねっきょう)の渦(うず): whirlwind of excitement
  • 熱狂(ねっきょう){ぶり|}: the fervor
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