frenzy
[noun]
Synonyms: fury, derangement, hysteria, paroxysm, passion, rage, seizure

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

fren‧zy /ˈfrenzi/ noun (plural frenzies)
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: frenesie, from Latin phreneticus; ⇒ frenetic]

1. [uncountable and countable] a state of great anxiety or excitement, in which you cannot control your behaviour
frenzy of
a frenzy of religious feeling
in a frenzy
The women were screaming and in a frenzy to get home.
Doreen had worked herself into a frenzy.

2. [countable] a time when people do a lot of things very quickly
frenzy of
a frenzy of activity
a selling frenzy

3. a feeding frenzy
a) an occasion when a lot of people get involved in an activity in an uncontrolled way:
The film put America’s moviegoers into a feeding frenzy.
b) an occasion when a lot of wild animals, especially sharks, eat something in a very excited way

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

frenzy
noun
ADJ. erotic | feeding The smell of blood sent the sharks into a feeding frenzy.
VERB + FRENZY drive sb/sth into, send sb/sth into, throw sb/sth into, whip sb/sth (up) into, work sb/sth into He was so angry that he worked himself into a frenzy.
PREP. in a/your ~ She tore the letter open in a frenzy.
PHRASES a frenzy of activity, in a frenzy of excitement/rage/violence

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