Definitions
state of violent mental agitation
Word origin
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. Doublet of phrenesis.
Used in a sentence
“international media frenzy”
“She went into a cleaning frenzy to prepare for the unexpected guests.”
“It is during these frenzies that sharks have been known to bite everything in sight, including other sharks engaged in the same activity.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Wild excitement”6 letters
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