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frenetic (fruh NET ik) (adjective)
Concerning an activity which is filled with excitement, liveliness, or confusion; wild or frantic: The celebration after the wedding was very loud and frenetic.
phrenetic (fruh NET ik) (adjective)
Relating to a mental disorder when someone is excessively anxious or agitated: William was admitted into the hospital because there were indications that he had phrenetic behaviors.
It was very sad, when Jerome, who was suffering from a phrenetic condition, started to become frenetic when he was in the crowd that was enjoying the sights and sounds of the circus.
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phrenetic (adjective), more phrenetic, most phrenetic
1. Descriptive of an individual who is delirious or mentally deranged; insane: When the football team lost the final game after winning all of the others, the phrenetic coach displayed his anger by yelling at the players for several minutes.
2. Pertaining to someone who is affected with excessive excitement or enthusiasm; especially, in religious matters: The evangelist had a phrenetic celebration with the members of the church during and after his sermon.
3. Etymology: from Greek phrenitikos and from Latin phreneticus, "brain disease"; from phren, "mind".
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2. Pertaining to someone who is affected with excessive excitement or enthusiasm; especially, in religious matters: The evangelist had a phrenetic celebration with the members of the church during and after his sermon.
3. Etymology: from Greek phrenitikos and from Latin phreneticus, "brain disease"; from phren, "mind".
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phreno-, phren-, phreni-, phrenico-, phrenic-, -phrenia, -phrenic, -phrenically
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