frenzy
Mad; franticMad; frantic.
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» The manufacturing sector is a frenzy over the new monetary policy.
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1 senses(obsolete)Mad; frantic.
Examples
27 sentencesThe manufacturing sector is a frenzy over the new monetary policy.
Melancholy is the nurse of frenzy.
ruМеланхолия питает безумие. — carlosalberto
deMelancholie nährt den Wahnsinn. — carlosalberto
I am confused by your frenzied behaviour.
A frenzied feasting tells of the beginning.
The piranhas engaged in a feeding frenzy.
deDie Piranhas gerieten in einen Freßrausch. — Waldelfe
Origin
From Middle English frensy, frenesie, from Old French frenesie, from Latin phrenesis, fromFrom Middle English frensy, frenesie, from Old French frenesie, from Latin phrenesis, from Ancient Greek *φρένησις (*phrénēsis), a later equivalent of φρενῖτις (phrenîtis, “inflammation of the brain”): see frantic and frenetic. Doublet of phrenesis.
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Forms
more frenzy, most frenzy| Comparative | more frenzy Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most frenzy Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.