frantic

[ fran-tik ]

/ ˈfræn tɪk /

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adjective

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

Archaic. insane; mad.

Origin of frantic

1325–75; Middle English frantik, frenetik < Old French frenetique < Latin phrenēticus delirious < Greek phrenētikós. See frenzy, -tic

SYNONYMS FOR frantic

1 overwrought, agitated, frenzied, distraught.

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OTHER WORDS FROM frantic

fran·ti·cal·ly, fran·tic·ly, adverb fran·tic·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH frantic

fanatic frantic frenetic (see synonym study at fanatic)

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A phone call, a frantic trip, an abrupt change of holiday plans.

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Considering the adventure Bernstein was about to embark on, the frantic atmosphere was kind of fitting.

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She placidly tells people she is dreaming until her frantic father finds her again and loses his temper.

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It was frantic back when 12 dailies hit the New York streets with half a dozen editions each.

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The government said the 1961 World Championships were friendly, but the crowd of twenty thousand Chinese was frantic for victory.

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Mamma has been frantic with Mr. Glascock because he has been going to marry,—whom shall I say,—her edition of you.

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He took good care not to let the flames shoot up, so that the frantic girl would inhale them.

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From this moment on he would be frantic for fear of losing it.

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This gentleman thinks he would like it, and Anna is frantic to see the boys.

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After a frantic effort, I caught two words—‘Land,’ ‘America’—with positively no clue to their meaning.

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British Dictionary definitions for frantic

frantic

/ (ˈfræntɪk) /

adjective

distracted with fear, pain, joy, etc

marked by or showing frenzy frantic efforts

archaic insane

Derived forms of frantic

frantically or franticly, adverb franticness, noun

Word Origin for frantic

C14: from Old French frenetique, from Latin phrenēticus mad, frenetic

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