The word frenetic is defined as frantic. When a person is said to be frenetic, it means he or she is excessively agitated, frustrated or overcome with the emotion of anger or rage or any other emotion of an extremely violent nature. The synonyms of the word frenetic are frantic, frenzied, hectic, distracted, mad, feverish, chaotic and wild.
A person who is frenetic or frantic is also said to be delirious. In other words, he or she is overwhelmed by delirium, that is his or her behaviour is characterised by uncontrollable fits of excitement or emotion, which usually takes up an extreme form.
The word frenetic has been derived from the Old English word frenetik. This, in turn, has been derived from the Old French word frenetique, which has been derived from the Latin word phreneticus, which has been derived from the Greek word phrenitikos from phrenitis which means a disease that affects the brain. This word, in turn, comes from the word phren, which means the mind.
A person who is frenetic or frantic is also said to be delirious. In other words, he or she is overwhelmed by delirium, that is his or her behaviour is characterised by uncontrollable fits of excitement or emotion, which usually takes up an extreme form.
The word frenetic has been derived from the Old English word frenetik. This, in turn, has been derived from the Old French word frenetique, which has been derived from the Latin word phreneticus, which has been derived from the Greek word phrenitikos from phrenitis which means a disease that affects the brain. This word, in turn, comes from the word phren, which means the mind.
