frenetic

== English == === Alternative forms === phrenetic (dated) phrenetick (obsolete) phrentic, phrentick (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English frenetik (also frentik, frentyk, frantike > modern English frantic), from Old French frenetike, from Latin phreneticus, from Ancient Greek φρενητικός (phrenētikós, “delirious”), from φρενῖτις (phrenîtis, “delirium”), from φρήν (phrḗn, “mind”). Doublet of frantic and phrenitic. Etymologically, initial stress would be expected (compare the syncopic form phrentic); the modern pronunciation with stress on the second syllable is due to the influence of other words ending in -etic such as phonetic and sympathetic. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /fɹəˈnɛt.ɪk/ (obsolete) IPA(key): /ˈfɹɛ.nɪt.ɪk/ Rhymes: -ɛtɪk === Adjective === frenetic (comparative more frenetic, superlative most frenetic) Frenzied and frantic, harried; having extreme enthusiasm or energy. (obsolete) Mentally deranged, insane. (obsolete, medicine) Characterised by manifestations of delirium or madness. ==== Synonyms ==== frantic, frenzied ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Noun === frenetic (plural frenetics) One who is frenetic. === References === === Further reading === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “frenetic”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “frenetic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === infecter, reinfect == Middle English == === Adjective === frenetic alternative form of frenetik == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French frénétique. === Adjective === frenetic m or n (feminine singular frenetică, masculine plural frenetici, feminine/neuter plural frenetice) frenetic ==== Declension ====