"frenetic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /fɹəˈnɛt.ɪk/ [UK, US], /ˈfɹɛ.nɪt.ɪk/ [obsolete] Audio: en-us-frenetic.ogg [US], en-au-frenetic.ogg [Australia] Forms: more frenetic [comparative], most frenetic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛtɪk Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|frenetik}} Middle English frenetik, {{m|enm|frentik}} frentik, {{m|enm|frentyk}} frentyk, {{m|enm|frantike}} frantike, {{m+|en|frantic}} English frantic, {{uder|en|fro|frenetike}} Old French frenetike, {{uder|en|la|phreneticus}} Latin phreneticus, {{uder|en|grc||φρενητικός|delirious}} Ancient Greek φρενητικός (phrenētikós, “delirious”), {{m|grc|φρενῖτις||delirium}} φρενῖτις (phrenîtis, “delirium”), {{m|grc|φρήν||mind}} φρήν (phrḗn, “mind”), {{doublet|en|frantic|phrenitic}} Doublet of frantic and phrenitic, {{m|en|phrentic}} phrentic, {{m|en|-etic}} -etic, {{m|en|phonetic}} phonetic, {{m|en|sympathetic}} sympathetic Head templates: {{en-adj}} frenetic (comparative more frenetic, superlative most frenetic)
  1. Fast, harried; having extreme enthusiasm or energy. Translations (fast, frantic, harried, or frenzied): буен (buen) (Bulgarian), необуздан (neobuzdan) (Bulgarian), frenètic (Catalan), 發狂的 (Chinese Mandarin), 发狂的 (fākuáng de) (Chinese Mandarin), frenetiek (Dutch), bezeten (Dutch), kiihkeä (Finnish), raivokas (Finnish), kuumeinen (Finnish), frénétique (French), frenetisch (German), phrenetisch [obsolete] (German), frenetikus (Hungarian), frenetico (Italian), frenetisk (Norwegian), szalony (Polish), szaleńczy (Polish), frenético [masculine] (Portuguese), неи́стовый (neístovyj) (Russian), безу́мный (bezúmnyj) (Russian), бе́шеный (béšenyj) (Russian), вне себя́ (vne sebjá) (Russian), frenético (Spanish), hummalı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-frenetic-en-adj-zjg7tqOf Disambiguation of 'fast, frantic, harried, or frenzied': 72 19 9
  2. (obsolete) Mentally deranged, insane. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-frenetic-en-adj-vIx6gN6Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 41 18 15 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 22 47 17 15
  3. (obsolete, medicine) Characterised by manifestations of delirium or madness. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-frenetic-en-adj--aZzNgon Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: frantic, frenzied, phrenetic [dated], phrenetick [obsolete], phrentic, phrentick [obsolete] Related terms: frantic, frenzy, schizophrenia

Noun

IPA: /fɹəˈnɛt.ɪk/ [UK, US], /ˈfɹɛ.nɪt.ɪk/ [obsolete] Audio: en-us-frenetic.ogg [US], en-au-frenetic.ogg [Australia] Forms: frenetics [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛtɪk Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|frenetik}} Middle English frenetik, {{m|enm|frentik}} frentik, {{m|enm|frentyk}} frentyk, {{m|enm|frantike}} frantike, {{m+|en|frantic}} English frantic, {{uder|en|fro|frenetike}} Old French frenetike, {{uder|en|la|phreneticus}} Latin phreneticus, {{uder|en|grc||φρενητικός|delirious}} Ancient Greek φρενητικός (phrenētikós, “delirious”), {{m|grc|φρενῖτις||delirium}} φρενῖτις (phrenîtis, “delirium”), {{m|grc|φρήν||mind}} φρήν (phrḗn, “mind”), {{doublet|en|frantic|phrenitic}} Doublet of frantic and phrenitic, {{m|en|phrentic}} phrentic, {{m|en|-etic}} -etic, {{m|en|phonetic}} phonetic, {{m|en|sympathetic}} sympathetic Head templates: {{en-noun}} frenetic (plural frenetics)
  1. One who is frenetic.
    Sense id: en-frenetic-en-noun-Wpv6p8iU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: phrenetic [dated], phrenetick [obsolete], phrentic, phrentick [obsolete]

Inflected forms

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