frantic
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frantic
- /ˈfɹæn.tɪk/
Rhymes with -æntɪk
Where it comes from
From Middle English frantike, frentik, variant of frenetik, from Old French frenetique, from Late Latin phreneticus, alteration of phreniticus, from φρενιτικός (phrenitikós, “mad, suffering from inflammation of the brain”), from φρενῖτις (phrenîtis, “inflammation of the brain”), from φρήν (phrḗn, “the brain”). Doublet of frenetic and phrenitic.
adjective more frantic · most frantic · frantick · phrantic · phrantick
- Insane, mentally unstable. Master have mercy on my sonne, for he is franticke: and ys sore vexed.
- In a state of panic, worry, frenzy, or rush. They returned the missing child to his frantic mother.
- Extremely energetic. frantic music
noun frantics · frantick · phrantic · phrantick
- A person who is insane or mentally unstable, madman. 1595, George Peele, The Old Wives’ Tale, The Malone Society Reprints, 1908, lines 3-5, How nowe fellowe Franticke, what all a mort? Doth this sadnes become thy madnes?
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: agitated, frenetic, mad, delirious, frenzied, wild, excited, unrestrained, phrenetic, insane, enraged, furious, crazy, heated, flustered, troubled
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adj In a state of panic, worry, frenzy or rush
| Español | frenético, desesperado |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 気違いじみた kichigai-jimita |
| 中文 | 慌亂不安的 /慌乱不安的 huāngluàn bù'ān de, 瘋狂 /疯狂 fēngkuáng, 狂暴 kuángbào, 喪心病狂的 /丧心病狂的 sàngxīnbìngkuáng de |
| Português | frenético |
| Français | éperdu, paniqué, frénétique |
| Deutsch | außer sich, rasend |
| Italiano | frenetico, esagitato |
| Русский | неи́стовый neístovyj, бе́шеный béšenyj, вне себя́ vne sebjá |
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