craze, delirium, frenzy, fury, hysteria
(noun) state of violent mental agitation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
frenzy (countable and uncountable, plural frenzies)
A state of wild activity or panic.
A violent agitation of the mind approaching madness; rage.
frenzy (comparative more frenzy, superlative most frenzy)
(obsolete) Mad; frantic.
frenzy (third-person singular simple present frenzies, present participle frenzying, simple past and past participle frenzied)
(uncommon) To render frantic.
(rare) To exhibit a frenzy, such as a feeding frenzy.
Source: Wiktionary
Fren"zy, n.; pl. Frenzies. Etym: [OE. frenesie, fransey, F. frénésie, L. phrenesis, fr. Gr. Frantic, Phrenitis.]
Definition: Any violent agitation of the mind approaching to distraction; violent and temporary derangement of the mental faculties; madness; rage. All else is towering frenzy and distraction. Addison. The poet's eye in a fine frenzy rolling. Shak.
Syn.
– Insanity; lunacy; madness; derangment; alienation; aberration; delirium. See Insanity.
Fren"zy, a.
Definition: Mad; frantic. [R.] They thought that some frenzy distemper had got into his head. Bunyan.
Fren"zy, v. t.
Definition: To affect with frenzy; to drive to madness [R.] "Frenzying anguish." Southey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
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