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['frenzɪ]nome frenesia f., impeto m., parossismo m.* * *['frenzi]plural - frenzies; noun(a state of great excitement, fear etc: She waited in a frenzy of anxiety.) frenesia- frenzied- frenziedly* * *frenzy /ˈfrɛnzɪ/n. [cu]1 frenesia; eccitazione frenetica; smania; impeto; trasporto: a frenzy of activity, un'attività frenetica; the frenzy of city life, la vita frenetica della città; in a frenzy, freneticamente; con frenesia; in a frenzy of excitement, trascinato dall'entusiasmo (o dall'eccitazione)2 delirio; parossismo; raptus: in a frenzy of violence, in un raptus di violenza; in a frenzy of hatred, in un parossismo d'odio● feeding frenzy, ( di pesce) frenesia divoratrice □ to work oneself (up) into a frenzy, eccitarsi fino alla frenesia; dare in smanie.* * *['frenzɪ]nome frenesia f., impeto m., parossismo m.
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frenzy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ feeding ▪ The smell of blood sent the sharks into a feeding frenzy. ▪ media ▪ buying ▪ mad, wild … Collocations dictionary
frenzy — [n] uncontrolled state or situation aberration, agitation, blow, blow a fuse*, blow one’s cork*, blow one’s stack*, blow one’s top*, bout, burst, conniption*, convulsion, craze, delirium, derangement, distemper, distraction, dithers*, excitement … New thesaurus
frenzy — ► NOUN (pl. frenzies) ▪ a state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behaviour. DERIVATIVES frenzied adjective frenziedly adverb. ORIGIN Latin phrenesia, from Greek phr n mind … English terms dictionary
excitement — [n] enthusiasm; incitement action, activity, ado, adventure, agitation, animation, bother, buzz*, commotion, confusion, discomposure, disturbance, dither*, drama, elation, emotion, excitation, feeling, ferment, fever, flurry, frenzy, furor, fuss … New thesaurus
frenzy — fren|zy [ˈfrenzi] n plural frenzies [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: frenesie, from Latin phreneticus; FRENETIC] 1.) [U and C] a state of great anxiety or excitement, in which you cannot control your behaviour frenzy of ▪ a frenzy of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
excitement — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) State of being excited Nouns 1. excitement, excitation; stimulation, piquancy, provocation, arousal, incitement; animation, agitation, perturbation; intoxication, high pressure; exhilaration, passion,… … English dictionary for students
frenzy — noun (C, U) 1 a state of uncontrolled excitement or emotion: religious frenzies | in a frenzy: She pleaded with them in a frenzy to release her son. | a frenzy of passion/remorse etc: They fell into a frenzy of helpless alarm at the news. 2 a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
frenzy — [[t]fre̱nzi[/t]] frenzies N VAR: oft N of n Frenzy or a frenzy is great excitement or wild behaviour that often results from losing control of your feelings. Get out! she ordered in a frenzy... The country was gripped by a frenzy of nationalism … English dictionary
frenzy — frenzily, adv. /fren zee/, n., pl. frenzies, v., frenzied, frenzying. n. 1. extreme mental agitation; wild excitement or derangement. 2. a fit or spell of violent mental excitement; a paroxysm characteristic of or resulting from a mania: He is… … Universalium
frenzy — /ˈfrɛnzi / (say frenzee) noun (plural frenzies) 1. violent mental agitation; wild excitement or enthusiasm. 2. the violent excitement of a paroxysm of mania; mental derangement; delirium. –verb (t) (frenzied, frenzying) 3. to drive to frenzy;… …
frenzy — noun 1) the crowd whipped itself into a state of frenzy Syn: hysteria, madness, mania, delirium, feverishness, fever, wildness, agitation, turmoil, tumult; wild excitement, euphoria, elation, ecstasy 2) a frenzy of anger … Thesaurus of popular words