frenzy
A state of wild activity or panicA state of wild activity or panic.
» The manufacturing sector is a frenzy over the new monetary policy.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A state of wild activity or panic.
international media frenzy
She went into a cleaning frenzy to prepare for the unexpected guests.
Wahn, Rausch, Wut
энтузиазмentuziazm
шаленствоšalenstvo, шаленістьšalenistʹ, божевілляboževillja
(countable, uncountable)A violent agitation of the mind approaching madness; rage.
неи́стовствоneístovstvo, безу́миеbezúmije, помеша́тельствоpomešátelʹstvo
state of violent mental agitation
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
Translations
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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
plural: frenziesSynonyms
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