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FRANTIC definition: 1. almost out of control because of extreme emotion, such as worry: 2. done or arranged in a hurry…. Learn more.
1. : emotionally out of control. 2. : marked by fast and nervous, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity. made a frantic search for the lost child. frantic cries for help. 3. archaic: mentally unsound. franticness. ˈfran-tik-nəs. noun. Synonyms. agitated. delirious. distracted. distrait. distraught. frenzied. hysterical.
Frantic is related to frenzy and both were originally ways to describe mental illness. Hundreds of years ago, if you were frantic, you were stark raving mad. Today, frantic implies fast wild movements or a desperate attempt to do something.
If someone is frantic, they are behaving in a desperate, wild, and disorganized way, because they are frightened, worried, or in a hurry.
Frantic definition: desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied. . See examples of FRANTIC used in a sentence.
Definition of frantic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. Highly excited with strong emotion or frustration; frenzied: frantic with worry. 2. Characterized by rapid and disordered or nervous activity: made a frantic last-minute search for the lost key. 3. Archaic Mentally deranged. [Middle English frantik, from Old French frenetique, from Latin phrenēticus; see frenetic .]
Frantic definition: Highly excited with strong emotion or frustration; frenzied.
frantic meaning, definition, what is frantic: extremely worried and frightened about a...: Learn more.
desperate or wild with emotion; frenzied: a mother frantic with worry. marked by desperate urgency: a frantic effort to rescue the mountain climbers. fran•ti•cal•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024. fran•tic (fran′ tik), adj. desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.
