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frenzy

[ fren-zee ]

noun

plural frenzies.
  1. 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:

  2. a burst of agitated, energetic action or activity:

    Athens in the late 1960s was in the midst of a building frenzy.

  3. 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)

frenzied, frenzying.
  1. to drive into a frenzy; make frantic:

    She was frenzied by fear when she smelled the smoke.

frenzy

/ ˈڰɛԳɪ /

noun

  1. violent mental derangement
  2. wild excitement or agitation; distraction
  3. a bout of wild or agitated activity

    a frenzy of preparations

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to make frantic; drive into a frenzy
“Collins 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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Other Word Forms

  • ڰ·· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of frenzy1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English frenesie, from Old French, from Late Latin ŧ, from Late Greek, for Greek îپ; phrenitis
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Word History and Origins

Origin of frenzy1

C14: from Old French frenesie , from Late Latin ŧŧ madness, delirium, from Late Greek, ultimately from Greek ŧ mind; compare frenetic
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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.

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Friday night he premiered Carlos Simon’s stirring, gospel-inspired “Good News Mass,” creating a near frenzy in Walt Disney Concert Hall.

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It was authored by “Anonymous” — and the question of who might have written it set off a feeding frenzy of speculation.

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But the AI frenzy has also sparked a debate about when technology goes too far, distorting a job candidate’s true skills and experience.

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In California, the tote frenzy hit once again — sending resale prices to mind-boggling heights.

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