Added 9 October 2026
frantic
/ˈfɹæn.tɪk/ adjective
In Latin: furiālis Wiktionary
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about frantic at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion.
frantic with anger and frustration
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Marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion.
a crowd of delirious baseball fans
Origin
From Middle English frantike, frentik, variant of frenetik, from Old French frenetique, from Late Latin phreneticus, alteration of phreniticus, from φρενιτικός (phrenitikós, “mad, suffering from inflammation of the brain”), from φρενῖτις (phrenîtis, “inflammation of the brain”), from φρήν (phrḗn, “the brain”). Doublet of frenetic and phrenitic.
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