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fren·zy    Audio Help   [fren-zee] Pronunciation Key noun, plural -zies, verb, -zied, -zy·ing.
–noun
1.extreme mental agitation; wild excitement or derangement.
2.a fit or spell of violent mental excitement; a paroxysm characteristic of or resulting from a mania: He is subject to these frenzies several times a year.
–verb (used with object)
3.to drive to frenzy; make frantic: She was frenzied by fear when she smelled the smoke.
[Origin: 1300–50; ME frenesie < OF < LL phrenésis < LGk, for Gk phrenǐtis; see phrenitis]

—Related forms
fren·zi·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 2. madness, insanity, lunacy, aberration; rage, fury, raving.
—Antonyms 1. calm. 2. sanity.
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