frenzies

Variant of frenzy

frenzy definition

frenzy (fren′zē)

noun pl. frenzies -·zies

wild or frantic outburst of feeling or action; specif., brief delirium that is almost insanity

Etymology: ME frenesie < OFr < ML phrenesia < L phrenesis < LGr phrenēsis < Gr phrenitis, madness, inflammation of the brain < phrēn, mind: see phrenetic

transitive verb frenzied -·zied, frenzying -·zy·ing

to make frantic; drive mad

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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