frantic

[Fran·tic]

When a mother loses her child, she's frantic. She's a crazed sort of agitated and goes on a frantic search for her child. A scene is frantic if there's lots of action with little order.

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Mad; raving; furious; violent; wild and disorderly; distracted.

Adjective S.
excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion; "frantic with anger and frustration"; "frenetic screams followed the accident"; "a frenzied look in his eye"

Adjective S.
marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; "a crowd of delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure"


a.
Mad; raving; furious; violent; wild and disorderly; distracted.


Frantic

Fran"tic , a. [OE. frentik, frenetik, F. frentique, L. phreneticus, from Gr. . See Frenzy, and cf. Frenetic, Phrenetic.] Mad; raving; furious; violent; wild and disorderly; distracted.
Die, frantic wretch, for this accursed deed!
Torrents of frantic abuse.
-- Fran"tic*al*ly , adv. -- Fran"tic*ly , adv. Shak. -- Fran"tic*ness, n. Johnson.

Mad; raving; furious; violent; wild and disorderly; distracted.

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Usage Examples

For so long as the Jew has even one ally, he will be convinced - in his smallness of mind - that his salvation came from that ally. It is only when he is alone - against all of his own efforts and frantic attempts - that he will, through no choice, be compelled to turn to G-d.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

For a long time I thought I could deal with my anger and hostility on my own. But I couldn't. I denied that it had affected me, and yet I was so frantic on the inside with other people: I needed to be constantly reassured.

War is eternity jammed into frantic minutes that will fill a lifetime with dreams and nightmares.

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