fetish
[noun]
Synonyms:
- fixation, mania, obsession, thing (informal)
- talisman, amulet

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Contrasted words: antipathy, aversion, repugnance, repulsion, dislike, disrelish, distaste
Related Words: preoccupation, prepossession, bias, partiality, predilection, prejudice, leaning, penchant, proclivity, propensity

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

fet‧ish /ˈfetɪʃ/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: fétiche, from Portuguese feitiço 'artificial, false']

1. a desire for sex that comes from seeing a particular type of object or doing a particular activity, especially when the object or activity is considered unusual:
a leather fetish

2. something you are always thinking about or spending too much time doing ⇒ obsession
fetish for/about
Sue has a real fetish about keeping everything tidy.

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