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–adjective

1.	desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.

2.	Archaic. insane; mad.

[Origin: 1325–75; ME frantik, frenetik < OF frenetique < L phrenéticus delirious < Gk phrenétikós. See frenzy, -tic

]

—Related forms

fran·ti·cal·ly, fran·tic·ly, adverb

fran·tic·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. overwrought, agitated, frenzied, distraught.

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adj.

Highly excited with strong emotion or frustration; frenzied: frantic with worry.
Characterized by rapid and disordered or nervous activity: made a frantic last-minute search for the lost key.
Archaic Mad; insane.

[Middle English frantik, from Old French frenetique, from Latin phrenēticus; see frenetic.]

fran'ti·cal·ly, fran'tic·ly adv., fran'tic·ness n.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
frantic

c.1362, "insane," unexplained variant of M.E. frentik (see frenetic). Transf. meaning "affected by wild excitement" is from c.1477.

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frantic
adjective
1.	excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion; "frantic with anger and frustration"; "frenetic screams followed the accident"; "a frenzied look in his eye"
2.	marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; "a crowd of delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure" [syn: delirious]

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frantic1 [ˈfrӕntik] adjective

anxious or very worried
Example: The frantic mother searched for her child.

Arabic:	هائِج
Chinese (Simplified):	焦虑不安的
Chinese (Traditional):	焦慮不安的
Czech:	šílený, zoufalý
Danish:	sanseløs; ude af sig selv
Dutch:	vertwijfeld
Estonian:	hirmunud
Finnish:	hätääntynyt
French:	fou d'inquiétude
German:	außer sich
Greek:	αλλόφρων, έξαλλος
Hungarian:	kétségbeesett
Icelandic:	óður, viti sínu fjær
Indonesian:	kalut
Italian:	furibondo

Japanese:	狂乱した
Korean:	(두려움·걱정으로) 제정신이 아닌, 미친 듯한
Latvian:	izmisīgs; bezprātīgs
Lithuanian:	paklaikęs
Norwegian:	som er ute av seg, sanseløs
Polish:	gorączkowy, oszalały
Portuguese (Brazil):	frenético
Portuguese (Portugal):	desvairado
Romanian:	înnebunit
Russian:	обезумевший
Slovak:	zúfalý
Slovenian:	skrajno vznemirjen
Spanish:	desesperado
Swedish:	utom (ifrån) sig
Turkish:	çılgın durumda

frantic2 [ˈfrӕntik] adjective

wildly excited
Example: the frantic pace of modern life

Arabic:	جُنوني، سَريع جِداً
Chinese (Simplified):	兴奋若狂的, 狂乱的
Chinese (Traditional):	興奮若狂的, 狂亂的
Czech:	rušný, horečný
Danish:	hektisk; stresset
Dutch:	razend
Estonian:	pöörane
Finnish:	kuumeinen
French:	trépidant
German:	wahnsinnig
Greek:	έξαλλος, φρενήρης
Hungarian:	őrjöngő
Icelandic:	æstur, æsilegur
Indonesian:	sangat kalut
Italian:	frenetico

Japanese:	気違いじみた
Korean:	극도로 흥분한; 긴박한
Latvian:	briesmīgs
Lithuanian:	pašėlęs, padūkęs
Norwegian:	hektisk, vill, vanvittig
Polish:	szalony
Portuguese (Brazil):	frenético
Portuguese (Portugal):	frenético
Romanian:	frenetic
Russian:	безумный
Slovak:	rušný, horúčkovitý
Slovenian:	vročičen
Spanish:	frenético
Swedish:	vanvettig, hektisk
Turkish:	çılgın

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Frantic

Fran"tic\, a. [OE. frentik, frenetik, F. frentique, L. phreneticus, from Gr. ?. See Frenzy, and cf. Frenetic, Phrenetic.] Mad; raving; furious; violent; wild and disorderly; distracted.

Die, frantic wretch, for this accursed deed! --Shak.

Torrents of frantic abuse. --Macaulay. -- Fran"tic*al*ly, adv. -- Fran"tic*ly, adv. --Shak. -- Fran"tic*ness, n. --Johnson.

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