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frenzied

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈfɹɛnzid/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Preparations for the president's arrival made for a frenzied week.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • frantic with anger and frustration
  • frenetic screams followed the accident
  • a frenzied look in his eye

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: frantic, frenetic, phrenetic

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason- H.W.Carter

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a frenzied attack
  • a frenzied mob
  • the prosecutor's frenzied denunciation of the accused
  • outbursts of drunken violence and manic activity and creativity

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: manic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Central Bikol: labulabo — In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.
  • Bulgarian: обезумял (obezumjal) — In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.
  • Bulgarian: неистов (neistov) — In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.
  • Esperanto: freneza — In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.
  • German: wild — In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.
  • German: stürmisch — In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.
  • German: rasend — In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.
  • German: hektisch — In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.
  • German: chaotisch — In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.
  • German: ungestüm — In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.
  • German: fieberhaft — In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.
  • Italian: frenetico — In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.
  • Latin: furiālis — In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.
  • Turkish: hummalı — In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.