FRENZY

craze, delirium, frenzy, fury, hysteria

(noun) state of violent mental agitation

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

frenzy (countable and uncountable, plural frenzies)

A state of wild activity or panic.

A violent agitation of the mind approaching madness; rage.

Adjective

frenzy (comparative more frenzy, superlative most frenzy)

(obsolete) Mad; frantic.

Verb

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