frenetic
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frenetic
- /fɹəˈnɛt.ɪk/ UK, US
- /ˈfɹɛ.nɪt.ɪk/ obsolete
Rhymes with -ɛtɪk
Where it comes from
From Middle English frenetik (also frentik, frentyk, frantike > modern English frantic), from Old French frenetike, from Latin phreneticus, from Ancient Greek φρενητικός (phrenētikós, “delirious”), from φρενῖτις (phrenîtis, “delirium”), from φρήν (phrḗn, “mind”). Doublet of frantic and phrenitic.
Etymologically, initial stress would be expected (compare the syncopic form phrentic); the modern pronunciation with stress on the second syllable is due to the influence of other words ending in -etic such as phonetic and sympathetic.
adjective more frenetic · most frenetic · phrenetic · phrenetick · phrentic · phrentick
- Frenzied and frantic, harried; having extreme enthusiasm or energy. After a week of working at a frenetic pace, she was ready for Saturday.
- Mentally deranged, insane.
- Characterised by manifestations of delirium or madness.
noun frenetics · phrenetic · phrenetick · phrentic · phrentick
- One who is frenetic.
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adj fast, frantic, harried, or frenzied
| Español | frenético, movido |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 發狂的 /发狂的 fākuáng de |
| Português | frenético |
| Français | frénétique |
| Deutsch | frenetisch, phrenetisch |
| Italiano | frenetico |
| Русский | неи́стовый neístovyj, безу́мный bezúmnyj, бе́шеный béšenyj, вне себя́ vne sebjá |
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title = {frenetic},
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