summit fever
The compulsion to reach the summit of a mountain at all costsThe compulsion to reach the summit of a mountain at all costs.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The compulsion to reach the summit of a mountain at all costs.
(broadly, figuratively, uncountable)The obsessive urge to complete a task.
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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