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frenzy
[ fren-zee ]
noun
- 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:
- 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.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,
Antonyms:
verb (used with object)
- to drive into a frenzy; make frantic:
She was frenzied by fear when she smelled the smoke.
frenzy
/ ˈڰɛԳɪ /
noun
- violent mental derangement
- wild excitement or agitation; distraction
- a bout of wild or agitated activity
a frenzy of preparations
verb
- tr to make frantic; drive into a frenzy
Other Word Forms
- ڰ·· adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of frenzy1
Example Sentences
Yet this isn't the time for celebration either - that will have to wait until after the funeral, when the conclave will spark the usual frenzy of excitement, intrigue and inevitable speculation.
Friday night he premiered Carlos Simon’s stirring, gospel-inspired “Good News Mass,” creating a near frenzy in Walt Disney Concert Hall.
It was authored by “Anonymous” — and the question of who might have written it set off a feeding frenzy of speculation.
But the AI frenzy has also sparked a debate about when technology goes too far, distorting a job candidate’s true skills and experience.
In California, the tote frenzy hit once again — sending resale prices to mind-boggling heights.
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