frenetic

adjective fre·net·ic \fri-ˈne-tik\

: filled with excitement, activity, or confusion : wild or frantic

Full Definition of FRENETIC

: frenzied, frantic

— fre·net·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

— fre·net·i·cism \-ˈne-tə-ˌsi-zəm\ noun

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Origin of FRENETIC

Middle English frenetik insane, from Anglo-French, from Latin phreneticus, modification of Greek phrenitikos, from phrenitis inflammation of the brain, from phren-, phrēn diaphragm, mind

First Known Use: 14th century

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Synonyms: delirious, ferocious, feverish, fierce, frantic, furious, frenzied, mad, rabid, violent, wild

Antonyms: relaxed

Rhymes with FRENETIC

aesthetic, ascetic, athletic, balletic, bathetic, cometic, cosmetic, eidetic, emetic, gametic, genetic, hermetic, limnetic, magnetic, mimetic, noetic, Ossetic, paretic, pathetic, phenetic, phonetic, phyletic, poetic, prophetic, prosthetic, pyretic, splenetic, syncretic, syndetic, synthetic, tonetic, Venetic

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