Definitions

1. noun

A feeling of intense desire or craving for something or someone, especially something or someone that is unusual or unconventional.

“She had a fetish for antique clocks and spent much of her free time collecting them.”

2. verb

To regard or treat something or someone as a fetish, especially in a way that is obsessive or unhealthy.

“He was criticized for fetishizing poverty and using it as a way to gain sympathy.”

3. noun

In psychoanalysis, an object or idea that is associated with a repressed thought or desire, often unconsciously.

“The analyst helped the patient understand the fetish that was preventing her from forming healthy relationships.”

4. noun

A habitual or excessive preoccupation with or craving for something or someone.

“Her love of video games had become a fetish that was taking over her life.”