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   frantic

   /ˈfrantɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. distraught with fear, anxiety, or other emotion: "she was frantic with worry"
   • ▪ conducted in a hurried, excited, and disorganized way: "frantic attempts to resuscitate the girl"

   Word Origin late Middle Englishfrentik, ‘insane, violently mad’, from Old French frenetique (see frenetic).

   Derivatives

   • 1. franticness noun

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   What does frantic mean?

   • A frantic horse kicks tolerably hard you know, but I shall be able to tell you more when the doctor comes to-morrow. Frantic definition: desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied. . See examples of FRANTIC used in a sentence.

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   What does it mean if a activity is frantic?

   • If an activity is frantic, things are done quickly and in an energetic but disorganized way, because there is very little time. A busy night in the restaurant can be frantic in the kitchen. We have been frantically trying to save her life.

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   What does it mean if a scene is frantic?

   • A scene is frantic if there's lots of action with little order. 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.

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   What does frantic effort mean?

   • Despite frantic efforts to save him, he died in hospital. These frantic efforts finally resulted in success. On Wednesday night, frantic efforts were made to calm both sides. If you make an effort to do something, you try very hard to do it. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFRANTIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

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     FRANTIC meaning: 1. almost out of control because of extreme...

   • Znaczenie Frantic, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     FRANTIC definicja: 1. almost out of control because of...

   • Frantic: Polish Translation

     FRANTIC translate: gorączkowy, oszalały, gorączkowy,...

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     FRANKING definition: 1. present participle of frank 2. to...

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     FRANTICALLY definition: 1. done in a hurried way and in a...

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   Frantic definition: desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied. . See examples of FRANTIC used in a sentence.

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   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”

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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.

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   Frantic means behaving in a wild and uncontrolled way because of fear, worry, or hurry. Learn more about its synonyms, pronunciation, word origin, and usage in sentences from Collins Dictionary.

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   Frantic means highly excited with strong emotion or frustration, or marked by rapid and disordered activity. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of frantic in different languages and contexts.

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   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.