What does FRENZY mean?

Definitions for FRENZY
ˈfrɛn zifren·zy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. craze, delirium, frenzy, fury, hysterianoun

    state of violent mental agitation

Wiktionary

  1. frenzynoun

    A state of wild activity or panic.

    She went into a cleaning frenzy to prepare for the unexpected guests.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Frenzynoun

    Madness; distraction of mind; alienation of understanding; any violent passion approaching to madness.

    Etymology: φϱενίτις; phrenitis, Latin: whence phrenetisy, phrenetsy, phrenzy, or frenzy.

    That knave, Ford, hath the finest mad devil of jealousy in him that ever governed frenzy. William Shakespeare, Mer. Wives of Winds.

    True fortitude is seen in great exploits,
    That justice warrants, and that wisdom guides;
    All else is touring frenzy and distraction. Joseph Addison, Cato.

    Why such a disposition of the body induceth sleep, another disturbs all the operations of the soul, and occasions a lethargy or frenzy: this knowledge exceeds our narrow faculties. Richard Bentley.

Wikipedia

  1. Frenzy

    Frenzy is a 1972 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It is the penultimate feature film of his extensive career. The screenplay by Anthony Shaffer was based on the 1966 novel Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square by Arthur La Bern. 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. The plot centres on a serial killer in contemporary London and the ex-RAF serviceman he implicates. In a very early scene there is dialogue that mentions two actual London serial murder cases: the Christie murders in the 1940s-1950s and the Jack the Ripper murders in 1888. Barry Foster has said that, in order to prepare for his role, he was asked by Hitchcock to study two books about Neville Heath, an English serial killer who would often pass himself off as an officer in the RAF.Frenzy was the third and final film that Hitchcock made in Britain after he moved to Hollywood in 1939. The other two were Under Capricorn in 1949 and Stage Fright in 1950. (There were some interior and exterior scenes filmed in London for the 1956 remake of The Man Who Knew Too Much.) The last film he made in Britain before his move to the United States was Jamaica Inn (1939). Frenzy was the only Hitchcock film given an R rating during its initial release. Frenzy was screened at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival, but it was not entered into the main competition.

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  1. frenzy

    Frenzy is a state of intense excitement, wild behavior, agitation, or uncontrolled activity often driven by extreme emotions such as fear, anxiety, or enthusiasm. It can also refer to a temporary madness or a craze fueled by public sentiment or hype.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Frenzynoun

    any violent agitation of the mind approaching to distraction; violent and temporary derangement of the mental faculties; madness; rage

  2. Frenzyadjective

    mad; frantic

  3. Frenzyverb

    to affect with frenzy; to drive to madness

Wikidata

  1. Frenzy

    Frenzy is a 1972 British thriller film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, the penultimate feature film of his extensive career and often considered by critics and scholars to be his last great film before his death. The film is based upon the novel Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square by Arthur La Bern. The novel was adapted for the screen by Anthony Shaffer. 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. The film was screened at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival, but was not entered into the main competition. The plot centers on a serial killer in contemporary London. In a very early scene there is dialogue that mentions two actual London serial murder cases: the Christie murders in the early 1950s, and the Jack the Ripper murders in 1888.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Frenzy

    fren′zi, n. a violent excitement: mania.—v.t. to render frenzied.—adjs. Fren′zied, Fren′zical, partaking of frenzy. [Through O. Fr. and L.,—from Late Gr. phrenēsis=Gr. phrenitis, inflammation of the brain—phrēn, the mind.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of FRENZY in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of FRENZY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of FRENZY in a Sentence

  1. John Boehner:

    And so, we've got groups here in town, members of the House and Senate here in town, who whipped people into a frenzy believing they can accomplish things that they know -- they know -- are never going to happen.

  2. Michael Novogratz:

    Markets usually end in one super-spike, some searing frenzy of activity.

  3. Will Hobbs:

    The frenzy surrounding crypto has ebbed and flowed with prices, none of the crypto currencies currently fulfill any of the criteria that we would look for in an investible asset and we would continue to advise extreme caution. The rout in crypto currencies is still not finished.

  4. Selma Hepp:

    Some early data suggests that the buyer frenzy experienced this spring is tapering, though many buyers still remain in the market, nevertheless, less competition and more for-sale homes suggest we may be seeing the peak of home price acceleration. Going forward, home price growth may ease off but stay in the double digits through year-end.

  5. Josh Gad:

    You have a character in Gaston who uses his charm offensive to whip other people into a frenzy to go and attack somebody they've never met, somebody that's different. Somebody that only represents a danger because [Gaston] says that he represents a danger.

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