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frenzy
[ fren-zee ]
/ ˈfrɛn zi /
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noun, plural fren·zies.
a state of extreme mental agitation or wild excitement: There's something big businesses love about working their customers into a frenzy of anticipation.
a burst of agitated, energetic action or activity: Athens in the late 1960s was in the midst of a building frenzy.
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.
verb (used with object), fren·zied, fren·zy·ing.
to drive into a frenzy; make frantic: She was frenzied by fear when she smelled the smoke.
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Origin of frenzy
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English frenesie, from Old French, from Late Latin phrenēsis, from Late Greek, for Greek phrenîtis; see phrenitis
OTHER WORDS FROM frenzy
fren·zi·ly, adverbWords nearby frenzy
frenetic, Frenkel defect, frenulum, frenum, frenzied, frenzy, Freon, freq., frequency, frequency band, frequency curve
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British Dictionary definitions for frenzy
frenzy
/ (ˈfrɛnzɪ) /
noun plural -zies
violent mental derangement
wild excitement or agitation; distraction
a bout of wild or agitated activitya frenzy of preparations
verb -zies, -zying or -zied
(tr) to make frantic; drive into a frenzy
Word Origin for frenzy
C14: from Old French frenesie, from Late Latin phrēnēsis madness, delirium, from Late Greek, ultimately from Greek phrēn mind; compare frenetic
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