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frantic

[ fran-tik ]

adjective

  1. desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. Archaic. insane; mad.


frantic

/ ˈڰæԳɪ /

adjective

  1. distracted with fear, pain, joy, etc
  2. marked by or showing frenzy

    frantic efforts

  3. archaic.
    insane
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈڰԳپ, adverb
  • ˈڰԳپԱ, noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of frantic1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English frantik, frenetik, phrentique (the spelling with a appears in the 14th century but is unexplained), from Old French frenetique ( French ڰééپܱ ), from Latin ŧپܲ, phrenīticus “mad, delirious,” from Greek phrenētikós, phrenītikós “suffering from inflammation of the brain or delerium” ( phrenitis ( def ) ); frenzy, -tic
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of frantic1

C14: from Old French frenetique , from Latin ŧپܲ mad, frenetic
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Example Sentences

He says the dog kept lunging for Lydia and in a frantic effort to stop it mauling his daughter, he had to "lie on top of it".

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Pep Guardiola's frantic body language released every frustration suffered in a season of mediocrity as the clouds lifted and the sun finally shone on Manchester City at Bournemouth.

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That helps balance Arthur’s dry humor, Bunny’s frantic antics and Sybil’s deliciously cutting demeanor.

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Whether the songs are presented in their orchestral splendor or as frenetic electronica, each needle drop leavens the natural comedy of John’s frantic awkwardness or captures his chronic sorrow.

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I woke up to the frantic voice of a school teacher.

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