frenetic

Meaning

Adj

1. Frenzied and frantic, harried; having extreme enthusiasm or energy.
2. (obsolete) Mentally deranged, insane.
3. (obsolete) Characterised by manifestations of delirium or madness.

Noun

One who is frenetic.

Synonyms

frantic

frenzied

furious

phrenetic

wild

ferocious

fierce

hectic

hot

🥵

impetuous

mad

panicked

rage

😡

rushed

stormy

terrific

vexatious

violent

wrathful

bacchanalian

phrenetical

breakneck

bustling

delirious

deranged

Translations

frenético

frénétique

frenetico

frenetisch

frenético

furieux

frenètic

frenetiek

coşkun

εκφρών

gemobbt

sekkiert

rasend

ξέφρενος

gepiesackt

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fɹəˈnɛt.ɪk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: frenetik

In summary

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.