Frantic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion

marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɹˈæntɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/fɹˈantɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɹˈantɪk/

2 syllables Say it as /fɹˈæntɪk/.

Examples

frantic with anger and frustration
frenetic screams followed the accident
a frenzied look in his eye

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unrestrained excited phrenetic mad frenzied frenetic delirious

Parts of Speech

adjective	excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion “frantic with anger and frustration”
adjective	marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion “a crowd of delirious baseball fans”

Word Forms

delirium	noun	state of violent mental agitation
madness	noun	unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

hektisch

übermäßig aufgeregt; verstört vor Angst oder anderen heftigen Gefühlen

🇫🇷French

frénétique

excessivement agité; désemparé par la peur ou une autre émotion violente

🇪🇸Spanish

frenético

excesivamente agitado; angustiado por el miedo u otra emoción violenta

🇮🇹Italian

frenetico

eccessivamente agitato; sconvolto dalla paura o da altre emozioni violente

🇳🇱Dutch

panisch

overmatig opgewonden; radeloos door angst of andere gewelddadige emoties

🇵🇹Portuguese

frenético

excessivamente agitado; perturbado pelo medo ou outra emoção violenta

🇷🇺Russian

безумный

чрезмерно возбужден; обезумевший от страха или других сильных эмоций

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उन्मत्त

अत्यधिक उत्तेजित; भय या अन्य हिंसक भावना से व्याकुल

🇧🇩Bengali

উন্মত্ত

অত্যধিক উত্তেজিত; ভয় বা অন্যান্য হিংসাত্মক আবেগ দ্বারা বিচলিত

🇮🇳Tamil

வெறித்தனமான

அதிகப்படியான கிளர்ச்சி; பயம் அல்லது பிற வன்முறை உணர்ச்சிகளால் கலக்கமடைந்தது

🇮🇳Telugu

పిచ్చిగా

మితిమీరిన ఉద్రేకం; భయం లేదా ఇతర హింసాత్మక భావోద్వేగాలతో కలత చెందుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

उन्मत्त

अत्यधिक चिडलेले; भीती किंवा इतर हिंसक भावनांनी अस्वस्थ

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉન્માદ

અતિશય ઉત્તેજિત; ભય અથવા અન્ય હિંસક લાગણીઓથી પરેશાન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉದ್ರಿಕ್ತ

ವಿಪರೀತ ಕ್ಷೋಭೆಗೊಳಗಾದ; ಭಯ ಅಥವಾ ಇತರ ಹಿಂಸಾತ್ಮಕ ಭಾವನೆಗಳಿಂದ ವಿಚಲಿತರಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭ്രാന്തൻ

അമിതമായി ഇളകി; ഭയം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മറ്റ് അക്രമാസക്തമായ വികാരങ്ങൾ കൊണ്ട് അസ്വസ്ഥത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਾਗਲ

ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨ; ਡਰ ਜਾਂ ਹੋਰ ਹਿੰਸਕ ਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

جنونی

ضرورت سے زیادہ مشتعل؛ خوف یا دیگر پرتشدد جذبات سے پریشان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

疯狂的

过度激动；因恐惧或其他暴力情绪而心烦意乱

🇯🇵Japanese

必死

過度に興奮している。恐怖やその他の暴力的な感情で取り乱している

🇰🇷Korean

굉장한

지나치게 동요됨; 두려움이나 기타 폭력적인 감정으로 인해 정신이 혼미해짐

🇻🇳Vietnamese

điên cuồng

kích động quá mức; quẫn trí vì sợ hãi hoặc cảm xúc bạo lực khác

🇹🇭Thai

คลั่งไคล้

กระวนกระวายใจมากเกินไป; ว้าวุ่นใจด้วยความกลัวหรืออารมณ์รุนแรงอื่น ๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

panik

sangat gelisah; putus asa karena ketakutan atau emosi kekerasan lainnya

🇵🇭Filipino

galit na galit

labis na nabalisa; nalilito sa takot o iba pang marahas na damdamin

🇲🇾Malay

terkapai-kapai

terlalu gelisah; bingung dengan ketakutan atau emosi ganas lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المحمومة

مضطرب بشكل مفرط. الذهول من الخوف أو غيرها من المشاعر العنيفة

🇮🇷Persian

دیوانه

بیش از حد آشفته؛ پریشان از ترس یا سایر احساسات خشونت آمیز

🇹🇷Turkish

çılgın

aşırı heyecanlı; korku veya diğer şiddetli duygulardan perişan olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

נִרעָשׁ

נסער יתר על המידה; מבולבל מפחד או מרגשות אלימים אחרים

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