- frenzy
- A state of delirium of short duration, approaching madness or insanity. Lowe v State, 118 Wis 641, 96 NW 417. See blood-frenzy.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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Frenzy — Frenzy … Википедия
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Frenzy — Fren zy (fr[e^]n z[y^]), n.; pl. {Frenzies} (fr[e^]n z[i^]z). [OE. frenesie, fransey, F. fr[ e]n[ e]sie, L. phrenesis, fr. Gr. fre nhsis for freni^tis disease of the mind, phrenitis, fr. frhn mind. Cf. {Frantic}, {Phrenitis}.] Any violent… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Frenzy — Fren zy, a. Mad; frantic. [R.] [1913 Webster] They thought that some frenzy distemper had got into his head. Bunyan. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Frenzy — Fren zy, v. t. To affect with frenzy; to drive to madness [R.] Frenzying anguish. Southey. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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frenzy — mid 14c., delirium, insanity, from O.Fr. frenesie, from M.L. phrenesia, from phrenesis, back formation from L. phreneticus delirious (see FRENETIC (Cf. frenetic)). Meaning excited state of mind is from c.1400 … Etymology dictionary
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frenzy — 1 delirium, *mania, hysteria 2 fury, inspiration, afflatus Analogous words: *ecstasy, rapture, transport … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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
