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fren·zied

(frĕn′zēd)

adj.

Affected with or marked by frenzy; frantic: a frenzied rush for the exits.

fren′zied·ly adv.

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frenzied

(ˈfrɛnzɪd)

adj

filled with or as if with frenzy; wild; frantic

ˈfrenziedly adv

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fren•zied

(ˈfrɛn zid)

adj.

1. wildly excited or enthusiastic.

2. violently agitated; frantic; wild.

[1790–1800]

fren′zied•ly, adv.

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Adj.	1.	frenzied - affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason; "a frenzied attack"; "a frenzied mob"; "the prosecutor's frenzied denunciation of the accused"- H.W.Carter; "outbursts of drunken violence and manic activity and creativity" manic wild - marked by extreme lack of restraint or control; "wild talk"; "wild parties"
	2.	frenzied - excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion; "frantic with anger and frustration"; "frenetic screams followed the accident"; "a frenzied look in his eye" frantic, frenetic, phrenetic agitated - troubled emotionally and usually deeply; "agitated parents"

frenzied

adjective uncontrolled, wild, excited, mad, crazy, furious, frantic, distraught, hysterical, agitated, frenetic, feverish, rabid, maniacal the frenzied activity of the general election

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frenzied

adjective

Marked by extreme excitement, confusion, or agitation:

delirious, frantic, frenetic, mad, wild.

Archaic: madding.

Translations

مخبول، مجْنون

horečnýzuřivý

heftig

ξέφρενος

éperdu frénétique furieux

í uppnámi

frenetico pazzo

rasende

çılgınçılgına dönmüş

疯狂似的

frenzied

[ˈfrenzɪd] ADJ [effort etc] → frenético; [crowd etc] → enloquecido

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

frenzied

[ˈfrɛnzid] adj (= frantic) [activity] → frénétique; [attack] → déchaîné(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

frenzied

adj activity, efforts → hektisch, fieberhaft; attack, passion, shouts → wild; atmosphere → überreizt; applause, crowd, fans, haste → rasend; the gardens became the scene of frenzied activity → in den Gärten herrschte hektische Betriebsamkeit

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

frenzied

[ˈfrɛnzɪd] adj (person) → frenetico/a; (efforts, shouts) → convulso/a

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frenzy

(ˈfrenzi) – plural ˈfrenzies – noun

a state of great excitement, fear etc. She waited in a frenzy of anxiety.

ˈfrenzied adjective

ˈfrenziedly adverb

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