phrensy

/ ˈfrɛnzɪ /

noun

For many days he was in a state of phrensy, and was never again restored to cheerfulness.

Antony ran through the city, crying out that he was betrayed, and in a phrensy of rage sought the palace.

If they fall into a momentary repose from the effects of exhaustion, that repose prepares them for a fresh state of phrensy.

This state of affairs exasperated the fiery and self-willed little beauty almost to phrensy.

It seemed to me a case of ecstasy or prophetic phrensy, voluntarily produced.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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