Definition of frantic in English:

frantic

adjective ˈfrantɪkˈfræn(t)ɪk

1Distraught with fear, anxiety, or other emotion.
she was frantic with worry
Example sentencesExamples
- Their mother joined the frantic rescue effort but all three were swept away.
- The frantic wife of a doctor who has been missing for four days told how she kissed him goodbye before he left for work and disappeared.
- I got to the building and the lady in the office got a bit frantic coz she couldn't find our assignments.
- I was frantic by then but it took four and half hours to resolve, when I convinced them over the phone what had happened.
- Now he is missing and his relatives back home are frantic with worry and helplessness.
- I want to feel crazy and frantic and desperate and feel like you're the only thing that can satisfy me.
- At the airport G, who is basically ten times more masculine than me, was almost frantic with nerves.
- I have been speaking to his dad and he and his wife are just frantic with worry, they can't sleep or eat.
- She made frantic, wild attempts at my neck and face, trying to turn my head to the side.
- Two young children had gone over the edge of the pier in their buggy and their frantic mother had dived in to save them.
- He seemed a man true to his faith and culture and frantic with worry about his children's future.
- I like to imagine my mother a harried and frantic termagant, slightly crazed and in distinct need of sedation.
- This time, however, he failed to return and his mother is frantic with worry about his safety.
- Evidence of that frantic plea brings tears to her eyes, but they dry quickly.
- Many customers eagerly signed up because their pets had been made frantic with fear by the noise of fireworks.
- Knowing that Olivia would be frantic with worry, Beth decided that now was such a time.
- When it was nearly evening and she had not returned home, her mother grew frantic.
- There was a frantic tone to the stories, an underlying hysteria I felt as a child but could only name as an adult.
- We are all fantastically relieved - especially his mum who has been frantic with worry.
Synonyms
panic-stricken, panic-struck, panicky, beside oneself, at one's wits' end, berserk, distraught, overwrought, worked up, agitated, distressed
frenzied, wild, frenetic, fraught, fevered, feverish, hysterical, mad, crazed, out of control, uncontrolled, unhinged, out of one's mind, maniacal, demented, desperate
informal in a state, in a tizzy/tizz, wound up, het up, in a flap, in a cold sweat, tearing one's hair out
British informal having kittens, in a flat spin, swivel-eyed
1. 1.1 Conducted in a hurried, excited, and disorganized way.
  frantic attempts to resuscitate the girl
  Example sentencesExamples
  In the past decade we started a frantic search for clues that might lead to its cure.
  In the latter stages they attempted a frantic counter-attack but the ball play was feeble.
  Most games are frantic, intense and have you pumped full of adrenalin.
  It has to swing and look effortless but is often wild and frantic with loads of kicks, jumps, lifts, hops and spins.
  After a frantic search she spotted the toddler floating in the lake.
  She was quickly discovered after a frantic search, bleeding and shocked.
  It was then a frantic race to the finish as the excited onlookers cheered the teams over the line.
  It has emerged that frantic efforts were made to save him at the scene and later, in the ambulance and medical tent.
  Life can be a frantic rush from cradle to grave, with little chance to slow down, stop, and take in the beauty of the world around us.
  I woke up to hear my parents gently bickering with one another, and my mother's frantic hoovering.
  The manager rightly said he felt sorry for the fans after this frantic, frenetic defeat.
  Lay out everything you'll need the night before to save frantic searches for baby clothes in the morning.
  I have the necessary space to operate within this frantic environment without anxiety.
  The game started at a frantic pace with both sides going in search of a vital opening goal.
  This was a game desperate for a goal, but after a frantic 90 minutes the scoresheet still remained blank.
  Some rushed to the lounge in need of more coffee while a few were in frantic search of the editors.
  He opened the door to his room again, now in a frantic search for anything he may need.
  The men noticed the boy was missing and after a frantic search they discovered his body in the river.
  From that position, he can't help but learn more about the frantic pace and pressure of the game.
  It started to become apparent that maybe the frantic search for vitamin cures was missing the point.

Derivatives

franticness

noun ˈfrantɪknəsˈfræn(t)ɪknəs

Through broadcast news, we've all seen the franticness of worried seniors, spending the night in long lines hoping for a shot of the scarce flu vaccine.
Example sentencesExamples
- Through the rain hammering on all the men she could hardly see faces, but there was a feeling of franticness and fear.
- This franticness makes them appear really desperate and sometimes ruins the connection.
- The meeting between the seniors and the young ones mitigates the franticness of the young, refutes prejudice and encourages and fosters patience and tolerance.
- There is, with such activities, a sort of build-in franticness and distraction, even a low-level near-panic.

Origin

Late Middle English frentik, 'insane, violently mad', from Old French frenetique (see frenetic).

frenetic from Late Middle English:
This comes via French and Latin from Greek phrenitikos, from phrenitis ‘delirium’, and was initially used to mean ‘insane’. Originally frantic (Late Middle English) was merely an alternative form of the word. Frenzy (Middle English) is from the same root.

Rhymes

antic, Atlantic, corybantic, geomantic, gigantic, mantic, necromantic, pedantic, romantic, semantic, sycophantic, transatlantic

Definition of frantic in US English:

frantic

adjectiveˈfran(t)ikˈfræn(t)ɪk

1Wild or distraught with fear, anxiety, or other emotion.
she was frantic with worry
Example sentencesExamples
- Knowing that Olivia would be frantic with worry, Beth decided that now was such a time.
- I have been speaking to his dad and he and his wife are just frantic with worry, they can't sleep or eat.
- There was a frantic tone to the stories, an underlying hysteria I felt as a child but could only name as an adult.
- I like to imagine my mother a harried and frantic termagant, slightly crazed and in distinct need of sedation.
- When it was nearly evening and she had not returned home, her mother grew frantic.
- I was frantic by then but it took four and half hours to resolve, when I convinced them over the phone what had happened.
- Two young children had gone over the edge of the pier in their buggy and their frantic mother had dived in to save them.
- At the airport G, who is basically ten times more masculine than me, was almost frantic with nerves.
- She made frantic, wild attempts at my neck and face, trying to turn my head to the side.
- I got to the building and the lady in the office got a bit frantic coz she couldn't find our assignments.
- Many customers eagerly signed up because their pets had been made frantic with fear by the noise of fireworks.
- The frantic wife of a doctor who has been missing for four days told how she kissed him goodbye before he left for work and disappeared.
- Now he is missing and his relatives back home are frantic with worry and helplessness.
- I want to feel crazy and frantic and desperate and feel like you're the only thing that can satisfy me.
- This time, however, he failed to return and his mother is frantic with worry about his safety.
- Evidence of that frantic plea brings tears to her eyes, but they dry quickly.
- He seemed a man true to his faith and culture and frantic with worry about his children's future.
- We are all fantastically relieved - especially his mum who has been frantic with worry.
- Their mother joined the frantic rescue effort but all three were swept away.
Synonyms
panic-stricken, panic-struck, panicky, beside oneself, at one's wits' end, berserk, distraught, overwrought, worked up, agitated, distressed
1. 1.1 Conducted in a hurried, excited, and chaotic way, typically because of the need to act quickly.
  frantic attempts to resuscitate the girl
  Example sentencesExamples
  It started to become apparent that maybe the frantic search for vitamin cures was missing the point.
  I have the necessary space to operate within this frantic environment without anxiety.
  Most games are frantic, intense and have you pumped full of adrenalin.
  In the past decade we started a frantic search for clues that might lead to its cure.
  Some rushed to the lounge in need of more coffee while a few were in frantic search of the editors.
  Lay out everything you'll need the night before to save frantic searches for baby clothes in the morning.
  Life can be a frantic rush from cradle to grave, with little chance to slow down, stop, and take in the beauty of the world around us.
  It has emerged that frantic efforts were made to save him at the scene and later, in the ambulance and medical tent.
  She was quickly discovered after a frantic search, bleeding and shocked.
  This was a game desperate for a goal, but after a frantic 90 minutes the scoresheet still remained blank.
  From that position, he can't help but learn more about the frantic pace and pressure of the game.
  After a frantic search she spotted the toddler floating in the lake.
  In the latter stages they attempted a frantic counter-attack but the ball play was feeble.
  The game started at a frantic pace with both sides going in search of a vital opening goal.
  It has to swing and look effortless but is often wild and frantic with loads of kicks, jumps, lifts, hops and spins.
  He opened the door to his room again, now in a frantic search for anything he may need.
  The men noticed the boy was missing and after a frantic search they discovered his body in the river.
  The manager rightly said he felt sorry for the fans after this frantic, frenetic defeat.
  I woke up to hear my parents gently bickering with one another, and my mother's frantic hoovering.
  It was then a frantic race to the finish as the excited onlookers cheered the teams over the line.

Origin

Late Middle English frentik, ‘insane, violently mad’, from Old French frenetique (see frenetic).

单词	frantic
释义	Definition of frantic in English: frantic adjective ˈfrantɪkˈfræn(t)ɪk 1Distraught with fear, anxiety, or other emotion. she was frantic with worry Example sentencesExamples Their mother joined the frantic rescue effort but all three were swept away. The frantic wife of a doctor who has been missing for four days told how she kissed him goodbye before he left for work and disappeared. I got to the building and the lady in the office got a bit frantic coz she couldn't find our assignments. I was frantic by then but it took four and half hours to resolve, when I convinced them over the phone what had happened. Now he is missing and his relatives back home are frantic with worry and helplessness. I want to feel crazy and frantic and desperate and feel like you're the only thing that can satisfy me. At the airport G, who is basically ten times more masculine than me, was almost frantic with nerves. I have been speaking to his dad and he and his wife are just frantic with worry, they can't sleep or eat. She made frantic, wild attempts at my neck and face, trying to turn my head to the side. Two young children had gone over the edge of the pier in their buggy and their frantic mother had dived in to save them. He seemed a man true to his faith and culture and frantic with worry about his children's future. I like to imagine my mother a harried and frantic termagant, slightly crazed and in distinct need of sedation. This time, however, he failed to return and his mother is frantic with worry about his safety. Evidence of that frantic plea brings tears to her eyes, but they dry quickly. Many customers eagerly signed up because their pets had been made frantic with fear by the noise of fireworks. Knowing that Olivia would be frantic with worry, Beth decided that now was such a time. When it was nearly evening and she had not returned home, her mother grew frantic. There was a frantic tone to the stories, an underlying hysteria I felt as a child but could only name as an adult. We are all fantastically relieved - especially his mum who has been frantic with worry. Synonyms panic-stricken, panic-struck, panicky, beside oneself, at one's wits' end, berserk, distraught, overwrought, worked up, agitated, distressed frenzied, wild, frenetic, fraught, fevered, feverish, hysterical, mad, crazed, out of control, uncontrolled, unhinged, out of one's mind, maniacal, demented, desperate informal in a state, in a tizzy/tizz, wound up, het up, in a flap, in a cold sweat, tearing one's hair out British informal having kittens, in a flat spin, swivel-eyed 1.1 Conducted in a hurried, excited, and disorganized way. frantic attempts to resuscitate the girl Example sentencesExamples In the past decade we started a frantic search for clues that might lead to its cure. In the latter stages they attempted a frantic counter-attack but the ball play was feeble. Most games are frantic, intense and have you pumped full of adrenalin. It has to swing and look effortless but is often wild and frantic with loads of kicks, jumps, lifts, hops and spins. After a frantic search she spotted the toddler floating in the lake. She was quickly discovered after a frantic search, bleeding and shocked. It was then a frantic race to the finish as the excited onlookers cheered the teams over the line. It has emerged that frantic efforts were made to save him at the scene and later, in the ambulance and medical tent. Life can be a frantic rush from cradle to grave, with little chance to slow down, stop, and take in the beauty of the world around us. I woke up to hear my parents gently bickering with one another, and my mother's frantic hoovering. The manager rightly said he felt sorry for the fans after this frantic, frenetic defeat. Lay out everything you'll need the night before to save frantic searches for baby clothes in the morning. I have the necessary space to operate within this frantic environment without anxiety. The game started at a frantic pace with both sides going in search of a vital opening goal. This was a game desperate for a goal, but after a frantic 90 minutes the scoresheet still remained blank. Some rushed to the lounge in need of more coffee while a few were in frantic search of the editors. He opened the door to his room again, now in a frantic search for anything he may need. The men noticed the boy was missing and after a frantic search they discovered his body in the river. From that position, he can't help but learn more about the frantic pace and pressure of the game. It started to become apparent that maybe the frantic search for vitamin cures was missing the point. Derivatives franticness noun ˈfrantɪknəsˈfræn(t)ɪknəs Through broadcast news, we've all seen the franticness of worried seniors, spending the night in long lines hoping for a shot of the scarce flu vaccine. Example sentencesExamples Through the rain hammering on all the men she could hardly see faces, but there was a feeling of franticness and fear. This franticness makes them appear really desperate and sometimes ruins the connection. The meeting between the seniors and the young ones mitigates the franticness of the young, refutes prejudice and encourages and fosters patience and tolerance. There is, with such activities, a sort of build-in franticness and distraction, even a low-level near-panic. Origin Late Middle English frentik, 'insane, violently mad', from Old French frenetique (see frenetic). frenetic from Late Middle English: This comes via French and Latin from Greek phrenitikos, from phrenitis ‘delirium’, and was initially used to mean ‘insane’. Originally frantic (Late Middle English) was merely an alternative form of the word. Frenzy (Middle English) is from the same root. Rhymes antic, Atlantic, corybantic, geomantic, gigantic, mantic, necromantic, pedantic, romantic, semantic, sycophantic, transatlantic Definition of frantic in US English: frantic adjectiveˈfran(t)ikˈfræn(t)ɪk 1Wild or distraught with fear, anxiety, or other emotion. she was frantic with worry Example sentencesExamples Knowing that Olivia would be frantic with worry, Beth decided that now was such a time. I have been speaking to his dad and he and his wife are just frantic with worry, they can't sleep or eat. There was a frantic tone to the stories, an underlying hysteria I felt as a child but could only name as an adult. I like to imagine my mother a harried and frantic termagant, slightly crazed and in distinct need of sedation. When it was nearly evening and she had not returned home, her mother grew frantic. I was frantic by then but it took four and half hours to resolve, when I convinced them over the phone what had happened. Two young children had gone over the edge of the pier in their buggy and their frantic mother had dived in to save them. At the airport G, who is basically ten times more masculine than me, was almost frantic with nerves. She made frantic, wild attempts at my neck and face, trying to turn my head to the side. I got to the building and the lady in the office got a bit frantic coz she couldn't find our assignments. Many customers eagerly signed up because their pets had been made frantic with fear by the noise of fireworks. The frantic wife of a doctor who has been missing for four days told how she kissed him goodbye before he left for work and disappeared. Now he is missing and his relatives back home are frantic with worry and helplessness. I want to feel crazy and frantic and desperate and feel like you're the only thing that can satisfy me. This time, however, he failed to return and his mother is frantic with worry about his safety. Evidence of that frantic plea brings tears to her eyes, but they dry quickly. He seemed a man true to his faith and culture and frantic with worry about his children's future. We are all fantastically relieved - especially his mum who has been frantic with worry. Their mother joined the frantic rescue effort but all three were swept away. Synonyms panic-stricken, panic-struck, panicky, beside oneself, at one's wits' end, berserk, distraught, overwrought, worked up, agitated, distressed 1.1 Conducted in a hurried, excited, and chaotic way, typically because of the need to act quickly. frantic attempts to resuscitate the girl Example sentencesExamples It started to become apparent that maybe the frantic search for vitamin cures was missing the point. I have the necessary space to operate within this frantic environment without anxiety. Most games are frantic, intense and have you pumped full of adrenalin. In the past decade we started a frantic search for clues that might lead to its cure. Some rushed to the lounge in need of more coffee while a few were in frantic search of the editors. Lay out everything you'll need the night before to save frantic searches for baby clothes in the morning. Life can be a frantic rush from cradle to grave, with little chance to slow down, stop, and take in the beauty of the world around us. It has emerged that frantic efforts were made to save him at the scene and later, in the ambulance and medical tent. She was quickly discovered after a frantic search, bleeding and shocked. This was a game desperate for a goal, but after a frantic 90 minutes the scoresheet still remained blank. From that position, he can't help but learn more about the frantic pace and pressure of the game. After a frantic search she spotted the toddler floating in the lake. In the latter stages they attempted a frantic counter-attack but the ball play was feeble. The game started at a frantic pace with both sides going in search of a vital opening goal. It has to swing and look effortless but is often wild and frantic with loads of kicks, jumps, lifts, hops and spins. He opened the door to his room again, now in a frantic search for anything he may need. The men noticed the boy was missing and after a frantic search they discovered his body in the river. The manager rightly said he felt sorry for the fans after this frantic, frenetic defeat. I woke up to hear my parents gently bickering with one another, and my mother's frantic hoovering. It was then a frantic race to the finish as the excited onlookers cheered the teams over the line. Origin Late Middle English frentik, ‘insane, violently mad’, from Old French frenetique (see frenetic).
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