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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

frénésie

Pronunciation / Transliteration: frénésie

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Frenzy/ˈfrɛn.zi/
nounverbCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #4500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"La foule a éclaté en frénésie lorsque le groupe est monté sur scène."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A state of uncontrolled excitement or wild behavior.

    "The crowd erupted in a frenzy when the band took the stage."
  2. 2

    A temporary madness or extreme agitation.

    "In a frenzy of activity, she managed to complete the project ahead of schedule."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English 'frenisie', stemming from Old French 'frenesie', and ultimately from the Ancient Greek 'phrenītis', meaning inflammation of the brain or madness (from 'phren', meaning mind). Over time, the medical connotation faded, evolving into the modern sense of a state of uncontrolled excitement or wild behavior.

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