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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This year has been a banner one for precious metals, with the buying frenzy reaching a crescendo during December, but one strategist is warning of rising risks for investors.
From MarketWatch
Waymo also sparked a media frenzy when one of its cars accidentally killed a beloved bodega cat in San Francisco, which was reignited when a robotaxi ran over a small dog some weeks later.
From MarketWatch
Following the attack in Australia last weekend, Ben told me he was "horrified, but not surprised," saying it followed a pattern of the "global frenzy of antisemitism".
From BBC
Wild London, coming late in such a revered canon of nature documentaries, is Sir David's way of nudging us to marvel at the nature on our doorsteps, amidst the frenzy of daily life.
From BBC
Earlier this year, the frenzy over the Chinese AI model DeepSeek led to worries that the large expenditures to train and run AI models were no longer needed.
From Barron's
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