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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fren•zied /ˈfrɛnzid/USA pronunciation adj. - marked by frenzy:a frenzied mob.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fren•zied (fren′zēd),USA pronunciation adj. - wildly excited or enthusiastic:frenzied applause.
- violently agitated;
frantic;
wild:a frenzied mob.
Also, phrensied. fren′zied•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ˈfrenzied /ˈfrɛnzɪd/ adj - filled with or as if with frenzy; wild; frantic
fren•zy /ˈfrɛnzi/USA pronunciation n., pl. -zies. - extreme mental agitation;
wild or violent excitement:[countable]In a sudden frenzy he hurled the chair through the window. - agitated or uncontrollable activity: [uncountable]the frenzy of the mob.[countable* usually singular]in a frenzy.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fren•zy (fren′zē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -zies, v., -zied, -zy•ing. n. - extreme mental agitation;
wild excitement or derangement. - a fit or spell of violent mental excitement;
a paroxysm characteristic of or resulting from a mania:He is subject to these frenzies several times a year.
v.t. - to drive to frenzy;
make frantic:She was frenzied by fear when she smelled the smoke.
- Late Greek, for Greek phrenîtis; see phrenitis
- Late Latin phrenēsis
- Old French
- Middle English frenesie 1300–50
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged madness, insanity, lunacy, aberration; rage, fury, raving.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged calm.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sanity.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: frenzy /ˈfrɛnzɪ/ n ( pl -zies)- violent mental derangement
- wild excitement or agitation; distraction
- a bout of wild or agitated activity: a frenzy of preparations
vb ( -zies, -zying, -zied)- (transitive) to make frantic; drive into a frenzy
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French frenesie, from Late Latin phrēnēsis madness, delirium, from Late Greek, ultimately from Greek phrēn mind; compare frenetic |