frenzy
Americannoun
plural
frenzies-
a state of extreme mental agitation or wild excitement.
There's something big businesses love about working their customers into a frenzy of anticipation.
- Antonyms:
- calm
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a burst of agitated, energetic action or activity.
Athens in the late 1960s was in the midst of a building frenzy.
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a fit or spell of mental derangement; a paroxysm characteristic of or resulting from a mania.
He is subject to these frenzies several times a year.
- Antonyms:
- sanity
verb (used with object)
noun
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violent mental derangement
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wild excitement or agitation; distraction
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a bout of wild or agitated activity
a frenzy of preparations
verb
Other Word Forms
- frenzily adverb
Etymology
Origin of frenzy
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English frenesie, from Old French, from Late Latin phrenēsis, from Late Greek, for Greek phrenîtis; phrenitis
Example Sentences
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The next two hours were filled with chitchat between sets: Nicole’s end-of-school-year frenzy, Rich’s musician thoughts about those sweet drum riffs and where we should all go to grab a bite after.
From Los Angeles Times
Many have spent the past few days in a frenzy of phone calls and web searches for flights.
In the U.S., the totes sell out quickly at stores, fueling a domestic frenzy.
The Chinese internet company is taking advantage of a frenzy of investor interest in domestic AI technology.
From Barron's
If anyone thought the artificial-intelligence frenzy would come to an end in 2026, trading in China suggests otherwise as a chip maker’s initial public offering sparked the first bout of AI hype of the year.
From Barron's
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