frantic

adjective

/ˈfræntɪk/

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done quickly and with a lot of activity, but in a way that is not very well organized synonym hectic
- a frantic dash/search/struggle
- They made frantic attempts to revive him.
- Things are frantic in the office right now.
- They worked with frantic haste.
Extra Examples
- It was a constant frantic rush against the clock.
- They began a frantic search for the missing child.
unable to control your emotions because you are extremely frightened or worried about something synonym beside yourself
- frantic with worry
- Let's go back. Your parents must be getting frantic by now.
- The children are driving me frantic (= making me very annoyed).
Extra Examples
- We were starting to get frantic with worry.
- Her frantic parents searched for nearly an hour.
Topics Feelingsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- look
- …
adverb
- really
- absolutely
- increasingly
- …
preposition
- with
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Word Originlate Middle English frentik, ‘insane, violently mad’, from Old French frenetique, via Latin from Greek phrenitikos, from phrenitis ‘delirium’, from phrēn ‘mind’.

单词	frantic
释义	frantic adjective /ˈfræntɪk/ /ˈfræntɪk/ jump to other results done quickly and with a lot of activity, but in a way that is not very well organized synonym hectic a frantic dash/search/struggle They made frantic attempts to revive him. Things are frantic in the office right now. They worked with frantic haste. Extra Examples It was a constant frantic rush against the clock. They began a frantic search for the missing child. unable to control your emotions because you are extremely frightened or worried about something synonym beside yourself frantic with worry Let's go back. Your parents must be getting frantic by now. The children are driving me frantic (= making me very annoyed). Extra Examples We were starting to get frantic with worry. Her frantic parents searched for nearly an hour. Topics Feelingsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem look … adverb really absolutely increasingly … preposition with See full entry Word Originlate Middle English frentik, ‘insane, violently mad’, from Old French frenetique, via Latin from Greek phrenitikos, from phrenitis ‘delirium’, from phrēn ‘mind’.
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