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frenetic
fre·net·ic or phre·net·ic F0319900 (frə-nĕt′ĭk) also fre·net·i·cal or phre·net·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)adj. Wildly excited or active; frantic; frenzied. [Middle English frenetik, from Old French frenetique, from Latin phrenēticus, from Greek phrenītikos, from phrenītis, brain disease, from phrēn, mind; see gwhren- in Indo-European roots.] fre·net′i·cal·ly adv.fre·net′i·cism (-ĭ-sĭz′əm) n.frenetic (frɪˈnɛtɪk) or freneticaladjdistracted or frantic; frenzied[C14: via Old French frenetique from Latin phrenēticus, from Greek phrenētikos, from phrenitis insanity, from phrēn mind] freˈnetically adv freˈneticness nfre•net•ic (frəˈnɛt ɪk) also fre•net′i•cal, adj. frantic; frenzied. [1350–1400; Middle English; see frantic] fre•net′i•cal•ly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | frenetic - excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion; "frantic with anger and frustration"; "frenetic screams followed the accident"; "a frenzied look in his eye"frantic, phrenetic, frenziedagitated - troubled emotionally and usually deeply; "agitated parents" |
freneticadjective frantic, wild, excited, crazy, frenzied, distraught, obsessive, fanatical, demented, unbalanced, overwrought, maniacal the frenetic pace of life in New YorkfreneticadjectiveMarked by extreme excitement, confusion, or agitation:delirious, frantic, frenzied, mad, wild.Archaic: madding.Translationsfrenetischfurieuxfreneticofrenetic
fre·net·ic (frĕ-net'ik) 1. Frenzied; maniacal. 2. A person exhibiting such behavior. [G. phrenitikos, frenzied]frenetic Related to frenetic: phrenetic, interlopingSynonyms for freneticadj franticSynonyms- frantic
- wild
- excited
- crazy
- frenzied
- distraught
- obsessive
- fanatical
- demented
- unbalanced
- overwrought
- maniacal
Synonyms for freneticadj marked by extreme excitement, confusion, or agitationSynonyms- delirious
- frantic
- frenzied
- mad
- wild
- madding
Synonyms for freneticadj excessively agitatedSynonymsRelated Words |