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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. archaicinsane

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Other Word Forms

  • frantically adverb
  • franticness noun
  • ˈڰԳپ adverb
  • ˈڰԳپԱ noun
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Word 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of frantic1

C14: from Old French frenetique , from Latin ŧپܲ mad, frenetic
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Despite the frantic search under way across the region, the city of Brooklyn Park, where Rep. Hortman lived, was still and silent on Sunday morning as the neighbourhood came to terms with the deadly attack.

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She said she began a "frantic" race back to the US on Thursday in order to continue her studies, before the start of the travel ban on Monday.

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From there, the plot hurtles forward: kidnappings, frantic road trips, a festival rave and high-stakes showdowns.

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Footage from the scene shows a frantic mass swarming the car and police officers moving in.

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have we learned in this frantic week about the US president's emerging foreign policy?

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