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frenetic

 
or phre·net·ic (frə-nĕt'ĭk) pronunciation also fre·net·i·cal or phre·net·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)
adj.
Wildly excited or active; frantic; frenzied.

[Middle English frenetik, from Old French frenetique, from Latin phrenēticus, from Greek phrenītikos, from phrenītis, brain disease, from phrēn, mind.]

frenetically fre·net'i·cal·ly adv.
freneticism fre·net'i·cism (-ĭ-sĭz'əm) n.

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adjective

    Marked by extreme excitement, confusion, or agitation: delirious, frantic, frenzied, mad, wild. Archaic madding. See calm/agitation.


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Definition: maniacal
Antonyms: balanced, calm

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IN BRIEF: adj. - Excessively agitated.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - vanvittig, fanatisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
zeer nerveus, panisch

Français (French)
adj. - frénétique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - frenetisch, rasend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - φρενιτιώδης, έξαλλος, αλλόφρων, φρενιασμένος

Italiano (Italian)
frenetico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - frenético

Русский (Russian)
лихорадочный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - frenético

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - frenetisk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
发狂的, 狂热的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 發狂的, 狂熱的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 열광적인, 미친 듯이 흥분 한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 逆上した, 熱狂的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مسعور , مهتاج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮משתולל, מטורף, קנאי‬


 
 

 

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