excitement, madness, agitation, hysteria
excite, madden, agitate, make hysterical
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Frenzy Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Frenzy Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To affect with frenzy; to drive to madness
To affect with frenzy; to drive to madness
(n.)
Any violent agitation of the mind approaching to distraction; violent and temporary derangement of the mental faculties; madness; rage.
Any violent agitation of the mind approaching to distraction; violent and temporary derangement of the mental faculties; madness; rage.
(a.)
Mad; frantic.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutMad; frantic.
frenzy
\fren"zy\, a. mad; frantic. [r.] they thought that some frenzy distemper had got into his head.
frenzy
\fren"zy\, v. t. to affect with frenzy; to drive to madness [r.] "frenzying anguish."
frenzy
\fren"zy\ (?), n.; pl. frenzies (#). [oe. frenesie, fransey, f. frénésie, l. phrenesis, fr. gr. &?; for &?; disease of the mind, phrenitis, fr. &?; mind. cf. frantic, phrenitis.] any violent agitation of the mind approaching to distraction; violent and temporary derangement of the mental faculties; madness; rage. all else is towering frenzy and distraction. the poet's eye in a fine frenzy rolling.
Meaning
Furious commercial competition.
Origin
Recorded from the early 1960s in its original form, which refers to the voracious feeding habits of sharks. From the late 1970s onward it came into use in its more general sense.
Furious commercial competition.
Origin
Recorded from the early 1960s in its original form, which refers to the voracious feeding habits of sharks. From the late 1970s onward it came into use in its more general sense.
Meaning
Drink induced excitement.
Origin
Coined in the UK in the 1980s to describe the activities of 'lager louts'.
© 2004 The Phrase Finder. Take a look at Phrase Finder’s sister site, the Phrases Thesaurus, a subscription service for professional writers & language lovers.Drink induced excitement.
Origin
Coined in the UK in the 1980s to describe the activities of 'lager louts'.
Llerth = n. subtilty; a frenzy
Rhemp = n. an excess; frenzy, a. bewitched, crazy
disorderly group of people all getting and eating food, as at a function
Noun
1. state of violent mental agitation
(synonym) craze, delirium, fury, hysteria
(hypernym) mania, manic disorder
(hyponym) nympholepsy
Frenzy Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
n. A spell on the Major Spiritual spell circle. Details are as follows.
Spell #: 216
Spell code: frenzy
Effect: Enrages the target so they shift in to offensive stance and are unable to change stances until the spell's duration runs out. Subject to a spirit warding roll.
Duration: 5 seconds/level
Cumulative Duration? No.
Self-Cast Only? No.
Spell #: 216
Spell code: frenzy
Effect: Enrages the target so they shift in to offensive stance and are unable to change stances until the spell's duration runs out. Subject to a spirit warding roll.
Duration: 5 seconds/level
Cumulative Duration? No.
Self-Cast Only? No.
Frenzy Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Frenzy is a 1972 British thriller film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and was the penultimate feature film of his extensive career. The film is based upon the novel Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square by Arthur La Bern, and was adapted for the screen by Anthony Shaffer. La Bern later expressed his dissatisfaction with Shaffer's adaptation. The film stars Jon Finch, Alec McCowen, and Barry Foster and features Billie Whitelaw, Anna Massey, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Bernard Cribbins and Vivien Merchant. The original music score was composed by Ron Goodwin.
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