frenzy
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.
to drive into a frenzy; make frantic: She was frenzied by fear when she smelled the smoke.
Origin of frenzy
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Opposites for frenzy
Other words from frenzy
- fren·zi·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for frenzy
/ (ˈfrɛnzɪ) /
violent mental derangement
wild excitement or agitation; distraction
a bout of wild or agitated activity: a frenzy of preparations
(tr) to make frantic; drive into a frenzy
Origin of frenzy
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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