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adjective
- 1. wild or distraught with fear, anxiety, or other emotion: "she was frantic with worry"
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Frantic means emotionally out of control, marked by fast and nervous, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for frantic.
Frantic means almost out of control because of extreme emotion, such as worry, or done in a hurry and a state of excitement or confusion. See synonyms, antonyms, and examples of frantic in different contexts and languages.
Frantic definition: desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied. . See examples of FRANTIC used in a sentence.
Definitions of frantic. adjective. marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion. “something frantic in their gaiety” synonyms: delirious, excited, mad, unrestrained. wild. marked by extreme lack of restraint or control. adjective. excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion. “ frantic with anger and frustration”
Frantic means done quickly and with a lot of activity, but in a way that is not very well organized, or unable to control your emotions because you are extremely frightened or worried. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, collocations and usage notes with Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Frantic means behaving in a wild and uncontrolled way because of fear, worry, or hurry. It also means marked by frenzy or disorganization. See synonyms, pronunciation, examples, and word origin.
1. If you are frantic, you are behaving in a wild and uncontrolled way because you are frightened or worried. [...] 2. If an activity is frantic, things are done quickly and in an energetic but disorganized way, because there is very little time. [...] More. Synonyms of 'frantic' • frenzied, wild, mad (informal), raging [...]
