Definitions for freneticfrəˈnɛt ɪk
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fre•net•icfrəˈnɛt ɪk(adj.)
also fre•net′i•cal
frantic; frenzied.
Origin of frenetic:
1350–1400; ME; see frantic
fre•net′i•cal•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
frantic, frenetic, phrenetic, frenzied(adj)
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"
Wiktionary
frenetic(Noun)
One who is frenetic.
frenetic(Adjective)
Fast, frantic, harried, or frenzied; having extreme enthusiasm or energy.
After a week of working at a frenetic pace, she was ready for Saturday.
frenetic(Adjective)
Mentally deranged, insane.
frenetic(Adjective)
Characterised by manifestations of delirium or madness.
Origin: From frenetike, from phreneticus, from *, from φρενῖτις, from φρήν. Compare frantic.
Translations for frenetic
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- dolAfrikaans
- جُنوني، سَريع جِداًArabic
- превъзбуденBulgarian
- frenéticoPortuguese (BR)
- rušný, horečnýCzech
- wahnsinnigGerman
- hektisk; stressetDanish
- έξαλλος, φρενήρηςGreek
- frenéticoSpanish
- pööraneEstonian
- دیوانه وارFarsi
- kiihkeäFinnish
- trépidantFrench
- מְטוֹרָףHebrew
- जंगलीHindi
- mahnit, užurbanCroatian
- őrjöngőHungarian
- sangat kalutIndonesian
- æstur, æsilegurIcelandic
- freneticoItalian
- 気違いじみたJapanese
- 극도로 흥분한Korean
- pašėlęs, padūkęsLithuanian
- briesmīgsLatvian
- sangat kalutMalay
- razendDutch
- hektisk, vill, vanvittigNorwegian
- szalonyPolish
- دیوانه وارPersian
- دليونى په شانPashto
- frenéticoPortuguese
- freneticRomanian
- безумныйRussian
- rušný, horúčkovitýSlovak
- vročičenSlovenian
- besomučanSerbian
- vanvettig, hektiskSwedish
- ซึ่งตื่นตระหนกThai
- çılgınTurkish
- 興奮若狂的, 狂亂的Chinese (Trad.)
- шаленийUkrainian
- ہیجان کی حالت میںUrdu
- dữ dội; điên cuồngVietnamese
- 兴奋若狂的，狂乱的Chinese (Simp.)
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