frantic
adjective/ˈfræntɪk/
/ˈfræntɪk/
- done quickly and with a lot of activity, but in a way that is not very well organized synonym hectic
- a frantic dash/search/struggle
- They made frantic attempts to revive him.
- Things are frantic in the office right now.
- They worked with frantic haste.
Extra Examples- It was a constant frantic rush against the clock.
- They began a frantic search for the missing child.
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- unable to control your emotions because you are extremely frightened or worried about something synonym beside yourself
- frantic with worry
- a frantic phone call
- Let's go back. Your parents must be getting frantic by now.
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc1- We were starting to get frantic with worry.
- She sounded frantic when she rang.
- Her frantic parents searched for nearly an hour.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- look
- …
- really
- absolutely
- increasingly
- …
- with
Word Originlate Middle English frentik, ‘insane, violently mad’, from Old French frenetique, via Latin from Greek phrenitikos, from phrenitis ‘delirium’, from phrēn ‘mind’.
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