Frenzy Definition
frĕnzē
frenzied, frenzies, frenzy
noun
frenzies
Wild or frantic outburst of feeling or action.
Webster's New World
Temporary madness or delirium.
American Heritage
A mania; a craze.
American Heritage
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verb
frenzied, frenzies, frenzy
To make frantic; drive mad.
Webster's New World
adjective
Other Word Forms of Frenzy
Noun
Singular:
frenzyPlural:
frenziesOrigin of Frenzy
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From Middle English, from Old French frenesie, from Latin phrenesis, from Ancient Greek *φρένησις (phrénēsis), a later equivalent of φρενῖτις (phrenitis, “inflammation of the brain”): see frantic and frenetic.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English frenesie from Old French from Medieval Latin phrenēsia from Latin phrenēsis back-formation from phrenēticus delirious frenetic
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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