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frenzied en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ˈfɹɛnzid/

Meanings

1. In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.
   • Because most diesel failures can be traced to electrical faults, minor in themselves but often difficult to pin-point, any unscheduled halt during a trial run is often the signal for the frenzied unfolding of wiring diagrams and the appearance of an impressive array of voltmeters and circuit testers. 1962 April, R. K. Evans, “The Acceptance Testing of Diesel Locomotives”, in Modern Railways, page 268:
   • From the off, the game was bewilderingly frenzied. There was little pattern, little composure, no sense of feeling the opponent out, just a manic intensity as though neither side could quite believe they were in a European final. 2025 May 21, Jonathan Wilson, “Spurs prevail with Mourinho blueprint and ultra pragmatism in baffling final”, in The Guardian:
   • Preparations for the president's arrival made for a frenzied week.

Forms

Deriveds

unfrenzied · frenziedly · frenziedness

Relateds

frenzy

Translations (14)

de fieberhaft (In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.) · bg неистов (In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.) · de hektisch (In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.) · bg обезумял (In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.) · de wild (In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.) · de stürmisch (In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.) · de ungestüm (In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.) · eo freneza (In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.) · bcl labulabo (In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.) · tr hummalı (In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.) · la furiālis (In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.) · de rasend (In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.) · it frenetico (In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.) · de chaotisch (In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.)