frenetik

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French frenetique, from Latin phrenēticus, from Ancient Greek φρενητικός (phrenētikós). Compare frenesie; see there for pronunciations with /a/.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /frɛn(ɛ)ˈtiːk/, /fran(ɛ)ˈtiːk/, /ˈfrɛn(ɛ)tik/, /ˈfran(ɛ)tik/

Adjective

frenetik

  1. Deranged, insane; not of sound mind.

Descendants

  • English: frantic; frenetic; phrenitic

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