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We complain of the increased tempo of our lives, but our frenetic lives are just reflection of the economic system that we have created.
Stanley Hauerwas

Meaning of "frenetic" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FRENETIC

Via Old French frenetique from Latin phrenēticus, from Greek phrenētikos, from phrenitis insanity, from phrēn mind.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FRENETIC

frenetic  [frɪˈnɛtɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRENETIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Frenetic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FRENETIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of frenetic in the English dictionary

The definition of frenetic in the dictionary is distracted or frantic; frenzied.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FRENETIC


akinetic
eɪkɪˈnɛtɪk
androgenetic
ˌændrəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk
dyskinetic
ˌdɪskɪˈnɛtɪk
electrokinetic
ɪˌlɛktrəʊkɪˈnɛtɪk
epigenetic
ˌɛpɪdʒɪˈnɛtɪk
genetic
dʒɪˈnɛtɪk
hydrokinetic
ˌhaɪdrəʊkɪˈnɛtɪk
hyperkinetic
ˌhaɪpəkɪˈnɛtɪk
immunogenetic
ˌɪmjʊnəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk
kinetic
kɪˈnɛtɪk
morphogenetic
ˌmɔːfəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk
nongenetic
ˌnɒndʒɪˈnɛtɪk
ontogenetic
ˌɒntədʒɪˈnɛtɪk
parthenogenetic
ˌpɑːθɪnəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk
petrogenetic
ˌpɛtrəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk
phrenetic
frɪˈnɛtɪk
phylogenetic
ˌfaɪləʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk
psychokinetic
ˌsaɪkəʊkɪˈnɛtɪk
splenetic
splɪˈnɛtɪk
telekinetic
ˌtɛlɪkɪˈnɛtɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FRENETIC

frenemy
frenetical
frenetically
freneticism
freneticness
Frenkel defect
frenula
frenular
frenulum
frenum
frenzical
frenzied
frenziedly
frenzies
frenzily
frenzy
Freon
frequence
frequencies
frequency

WORDS THAT END LIKE FRENETIC

aeromagnetic
agenetic
antimagnetic
athletic
biogenetic
cybernetic
cytogenetic
diagenetic
diamagnetic
electromagnetic
ferrimagnetic
ferromagnetic
geomagnetic
gyromagnetic
isokinetic
magnetic
nonmagnetic
paramagnetic
pathogenetic
pharmacokinetic
phonetic

Synonyms and antonyms of frenetic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FRENETIC»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «frenetic» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of frenetic

Translation of «frenetic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FRENETIC

Find out the translation of frenetic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of frenetic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «frenetic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

迅捷狂乱的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

frenético
570 millions of speakers

English

frenetic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रचंड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المحموم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неистовый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

frenético
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফ্যানাটিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

frénétique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gila
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

frenetisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

熱狂的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정신없이 돌아가는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Frenetic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

điên cuồng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பரபரப்பான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उन्माद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çılgın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

frenetico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szalony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шалений
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

frenetic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ξέφρενη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dolle
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

frenetisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

frenetisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of frenetic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRENETIC»

The term «frenetic» is regularly used and occupies the 55.578 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FRENETIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «frenetic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «frenetic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about frenetic

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5 QUOTES WITH «FRENETIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word frenetic.
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Paul Darrow
Also, from a technical point of view, as you're standing in front of a microphone all day, it's quite a good idea that I should play a laid back sort of character because if he was too frenetic, I'd be exhausted by lunch!
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Richard E. Grant
The fashion world is much more ephemeral than the film industry and moves at a faster pace, and it's got even more frenetic since the Nineties; more paparazzi hanging about and it seems to me there are even more fashion magazines.
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Stanley Hauerwas
We complain of the increased tempo of our lives, but our frenetic lives are just reflection of the economic system that we have created.
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Nick Rhodes
I got this idea about being afraid to let go of something and being afraid of sinking into a state of almost anesthesia, where you have to trust other people. Just the paranoia of it all. And it seemed to suit the frenetic track. So I just wrote it out and, you know, said it.
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Mark Ronson
I had a somewhat frenetic childhood because my mum and dad split up when I was five, and then my mum remarried.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRENETIC»

Discover the use of frenetic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to frenetic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Frenetic People
The novel takes place in our 30th century, the 5th century of the new Universal Era, after a bacteriological war with Asia. Boundless energy is provided by the controlled disintegration of matter.
Ernest Perochon, Brian Stableford, 2012
2
Frenetic, a Network Programming Language
Network administrators must configure network devices to simultaneously provide several inter-related services such as routing, load balancing, traffic monitoring, and access control.
Walter Robert J. Harrison, 2011
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The Fevered Novel from Balzac to Bernanos: Frenetic ...
This book examines a corpus of frenetic novels - by Balzac, Barbey d'Aurevilly, Zola, Huysmans, Bloy and Bernanos - that foreground the motif of fever within a recurring master plot: a pious young woman, just discovering her sexuality, ...
Francesco Jens Quirino Manzini, 2011
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Moments and Memories--Nostalgic Stories
Frenetic–that best describes this doggone traffic today!” he mused as he left the access lane and merged with the vehicles in the far-right lane. “It's just plain nuts out here, and it's getting worse everyday.” He settled into the lane and moved ...
William H. Traugott, 2011
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Emotions and Choice from Boethius to Descartes
The frenetic wants things by his will, according to Olivi. The mind of a frenetic is not, however, usually capable of the reflexive dimensions required for an act to be free. As Olivi explains (2), it is required for free action because no act of the will ...
Henrik Lagerlund, Mikko Yrjönsuuri, 2002
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Jacob and the Angel: An Essay in Sociologies of Religion
Whereas the "frenetic" tradition produces something like wild religion or religion in its natural state, this second, specialized tradition is a deliberately cultured religion— using the word as in the expression a cultured pearl which is, ...
Henri Desroche, 1973
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Mergers in Higher Education: Lessons from Theory and Experience
In a comparative study of two Canadian higher education mergers, Julia Eastman and Daniel Lang examine why and how universities merge and why some mergers succeed while others fail.
Julia Eastman, Daniel Lang, 2001
8
The A to Z of Fantasy Literature
This tendency to ambiguity accompanied the frenetic school as it was imported into the popular fiction by Eugéne Sue, Frédéric Soulié, Alexandre Dumas, and Paul Féval that reached unprecedentedly vast audiences as newspaper serials.
Brian Stableford, 2009
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Taming the Regulatory State: Politics and Ethics
He argues that in the Anglo-Saxon UK, the last 30 years have been an era of ' hyper-innovation', displaying 'the frenetic selection of new institutional modes like partnerships and arm's length bodies, and their equally frenetic replacement by ...
Noralv Veggeland, 2009
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Current Words And Phrases
Frenetic : hectic; frantic. He sure sounded plenty frenetic when the motorist hit him from behind. That was a noisy frenetic gathering of devotees. Frenzy : madness. A frenzy of jealousy gripped him. Fresh : be rude or impertinent; take liberties.
B. N. Kakkar, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRENETIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term frenetic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Tour de France 2015, Stage 9: Route, TV schedule and more
The relatively short distance should make the racing frenetic and fun. Coverage will begin at 8 a.m. ET on NBCSN. NBC Sports Live Extra app ... «SB Nation, Jul 15»
2
Steven Gerrard goes 45 minutes in LA Galaxy debut as MLS Cup …
The second half was played at an often frenetic pace but with few clear scoring chances for either side. Gordon, who has a knack for scoring ... «MLSsoccer.com, Jul 15»
3
'Darkroom' Wins Jerusalem's Sam Spiegel Intl. Film Lab Top Prize
Alcalay, who has directed various documentaries including “Off Season,” said “Darkroom” was a “frenetic portrait of a young man torn between ... «Variety, Jul 15»
4
The unbridled joy of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis winning …
Hingis is ultra-consistent albeit not always penetrative; Mirza's high powered game is frenetic albeit volatile. Most importantly, they seem to ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
5
Terminator Genisys is a Smorgas-Cyborg
In terms of tone, it reminded me of the frenetic pace of Back to the Future II, and the plot gets so frenzied that I would have appreciated a cameo ... «ithaca.com, Jul 15»
6
NYK 78, SAS 73: Knicks Victorious in Vegas Opener
In the highly-anticipated debut for a talented group, Derek Fisher's squad jumped out of the gates, using a frenetic pace to seize an early 13-4 ... «Knicks.com, Jul 15»
7
Reissue explores vibrant Latin scene in '70s NYC
My thoughts went first to the loud and the frenetic — Talking Heads, Blondie, The Ramones and their ilk, acts that reimagined rock and still exert ... «Columbia Daily Tribune, Jul 15»
8
UFC 189 undercard live blog: Brown vs. Means, more
Seery drags Smolka to the mat, but after a frenetic scramble, ends up with his back on the canvas. Slick reverse and trip takedown there from ... «MMA Fighting, Jul 15»
9
Enfield plans to ramp up capacity to 52000 a month by December
The move will reduce the long waiting period for the bikes which is around five months on an average as the frenetic demand for the bikes ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»
10
Sinatra shows among the highlights of Ferguson Center schedule
After a recent London performance, reviewer Judith Mackrell in The Guardian described the show as "a frenetic 90 minutes of pure dance and ... «Daily Press, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Frenetic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/frenetic>. Apr 2024 ».
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