"frenzy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɹɛnzi/ Audio: en-us-frenzy.ogg [US] Forms: more frenzy [comparative], most frenzy [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English frensy, frenesie, from Old French frenesie, from Latin phrenesis, from Ancient Greek *φρένησις (*phrénēsis), a later equivalent of φρενῖτις (phrenîtis, “inflammation of the brain”): see frantic and frenetic. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|frensy}} Middle English frensy, {{m|enm|frenesie}} frenesie, {{der|en|fro|frenesie}} Old French frenesie, {{der|en|la|phrenesis}} Latin phrenesis, {{der|en|grc|*φρένησις}} Ancient Greek *φρένησις (*phrénēsis), {{m|grc|φρενῖτις||inflammation of the brain}} φρενῖτις (phrenîtis, “inflammation of the brain”), {{m|en|frantic}} frantic, {{m|en|frenetic}} frenetic Head templates: {{en-adj}} frenzy (comparative more frenzy, superlative most frenzy)
  1. (obsolete) Mad; frantic. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-frenzy-en-adj-1FOXizWR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 1 4 16 13 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 65 1 5 15 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: phrenzy, phrensy [obsolete]

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɹɛnzi/ Audio: en-us-frenzy.ogg [US] Forms: frenzies [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English frensy, frenesie, from Old French frenesie, from Latin phrenesis, from Ancient Greek *φρένησις (*phrénēsis), a later equivalent of φρενῖτις (phrenîtis, “inflammation of the brain”): see frantic and frenetic. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|frensy}} Middle English frensy, {{m|enm|frenesie}} frenesie, {{der|en|fro|frenesie}} Old French frenesie, {{der|en|la|phrenesis}} Latin phrenesis, {{der|en|grc|*φρένησις}} Ancient Greek *φρένησις (*phrénēsis), {{m|grc|φρενῖτις||inflammation of the brain}} φρενῖτις (phrenîtis, “inflammation of the brain”), {{m|en|frantic}} frantic, {{m|en|frenetic}} frenetic Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} frenzy (countable and uncountable, plural frenzies)
  1. A state of wild activity or panic. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (state of wild activity or panic): կատաղություն (kataġutʻyun) (Armenian), labulabo (Bikol Central), ярост (jarost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), безумие (bezumie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), frenesí (Catalan), 發狂 (Chinese Mandarin), 发狂 (fākuáng) (Chinese Mandarin), 狂熱 (Chinese Mandarin), 狂热 (kuángrè) (Chinese Mandarin), vanvid (Danish), raseri (Danish), razernij [feminine] (Dutch), vimma (Finnish), kiihko (Finnish), paniikki (Finnish), frénésie [feminine] (French), farnesía [feminine] (Galician), guinada [feminine] (Galician), Wahn [masculine] (German), Rausch [masculine] (German), Wut [feminine] (German), φρενίτιδα (frenítida) [feminine] (Greek), frenesia (Italian), 逆上 (gyakujō) (alt: ぎゃくじょう) (Japanese), 발광 (balgwang) (alt: 發狂) (Korean), 광란 (gwangnan) (alt: 狂亂) (Korean), furia [feminine] (Latin), trakums [masculine] (Latvian), hōkeka (Maori), Wonsenn [masculine] (Plautdietsch), szał [masculine] (Polish), amok [masculine] (Polish), frenesi (Portuguese), frenezie (Romanian), неи́стовство (neístovstvo) [neuter] (Russian), безу́мие (bezúmije) [neuter] (Russian), помеша́тельство (pomešátelʹstvo) [neuter] (Russian), сумасше́ствие (sumasšéstvije) [neuter] (Russian), furia [feminine] (Sicilian), frinisìa [feminine] (Sicilian), sdilliriu [masculine] (Sicilian), sbentu [masculine] (Sicilian), smania [feminine] (Sicilian), frenesí [masculine] (Spanish), manía [feminine] (Spanish), వీరావేశము (vīrāvēśamu) (Telugu), шаленство (šalenstvo) [neuter] (Ukrainian), шаленість (šalenistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian), божевілля (boževillja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-frenzy-en-noun-~TlRWVkn Disambiguation of 'state of wild activity or panic': 100 0
  2. A violent agitation of the mind approaching madness; rage. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Anger
    Sense id: en-frenzy-en-noun-4a5kQUpm Disambiguation of Anger: 37 2 54 2 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: phrenzy, phrensy [obsolete] Derived forms: feeding frenzy Related terms: frantic, frenetic, frenzied, schizophrenia

Verb

IPA: /ˈfɹɛnzi/ Audio: en-us-frenzy.ogg [US] Forms: frenzies [present, singular, third-person], frenzying [participle, present], frenzied [participle, past], frenzied [past]
Etymology: From Middle English frensy, frenesie, from Old French frenesie, from Latin phrenesis, from Ancient Greek *φρένησις (*phrénēsis), a later equivalent of φρενῖτις (phrenîtis, “inflammation of the brain”): see frantic and frenetic. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|frensy}} Middle English frensy, {{m|enm|frenesie}} frenesie, {{der|en|fro|frenesie}} Old French frenesie, {{der|en|la|phrenesis}} Latin phrenesis, {{der|en|grc|*φρένησις}} Ancient Greek *φρένησις (*phrénēsis), {{m|grc|φρενῖτις||inflammation of the brain}} φρενῖτις (phrenîtis, “inflammation of the brain”), {{m|en|frantic}} frantic, {{m|en|frenetic}} frenetic Head templates: {{en-verb}} frenzy (third-person singular simple present frenzies, present participle frenzying, simple past and past participle frenzied)
  1. (uncommon) To render frantic. Tags: uncommon
    Sense id: en-frenzy-en-verb-OGqmBgRp
  2. (rare) To exhibit a frenzy, such as a feeding frenzy. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-frenzy-en-verb-ouEAUETz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: phrenzy, phrensy [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "word": "వీరావేశము"
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