FRENZY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of frenzy in English

(Definition of frenzy from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of frenzy from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of frenzy

frenzy
There is a silver lining to all the frenzy.
The frenzy of mass killings at home and abroad just deserve a discussion.
But there is another part of the story that is more important, one that has been cast aside by the current media frenzy.
From TIME
How does the media perpetuate this purchasing frenzy?
He has a dry sense of humor about marketing hype and doesn't mind stirring up a frenzy if it stirs up a bidding war.
We have an obligation to keep babies and mothers safe, but the frenzy over infant abduction isn't helping.
From Slate
Investment in infrastructure, though not something that will titillate audiences into frenzy, is fundamental to sustaining a nation.
Don't look for the fast-paced, pre-recession construction frenzy just yet.
The ongoing real estate frenzy isn't limited to apartment buildings.
And there's a few things you can learn from the genius marketing behind the frenzy.
The music is grating and frenzied because it reflects the experience of a character who doesn't belong and drives people into absolute revulsion.
While the geopolitical implications are enormous, there's no doubt that oil frenzy is changing a way of life here, and not always for the better.
His 40-yard dash time may be the most closely monitored one of the event, and a mark below 4.5 would likely create a frenzy.
The allure of information through apps can similarly feed a fertility-obsessed frenzy.
Specifically that one friend who likes to go through your pictures in a frenzy after only being invited to see one image.
From Gizmodo
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Translations of frenzy

in Chinese (Traditional)
瘋狂,狂熱,狂暴…
in Chinese (Simplified)
疯狂,狂热,狂暴…
in Spanish
frenesí, frenesí [masculine]…
in Portuguese
frenesi, frenesi [masculine]…
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उन्माद…
çılgınlık, delilik, taşkınlık…
frénésie [feminine], frénésie…
逆上(ぎゃくじょう)…
uitzinnigheid…
(ஒரு எடுத்துக்காட்டு) கட்டுப்பாடற்ற மற்றும் உற்சாகமான நடத்தை அல்லது சில நேரங்களில் வன்முறையாக இருக்கும் உணர்ச்சி…
(अनियंत्रित तथा उत्तेजित व्यवहार या भावना) आवेश…
આવેશ, ઘેલછા…
raserianfald…
vild förtvivlan, ursinne, vanvett…
kegila-gilaan…
die Heftigkeit von Emotionen…
utbrudd [neuter], anfall [neuter], anfall av galskap/raseri/vill begeistring…
عارضی پاگل پن, دیوانگی, جنون…
божевілля, сказ…
неистовство, бешенство…
అనియంత్రిత మరియు ఉత్తేజిత ప్రవర్తన లేదా భావోద్వేగం కొన్నిసార్లు హింసాత్మకమైనది…
উন্মত্ততা, উন্মাদনা…
zuřivost, třeštění…
kekalutan…
ความบ้าคลั่ง…
sự điên cuồng…
szał…
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