frenesie
See also: frénésie
Italian edit
Noun edit
frenesie f
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle French frenesie, from Medieval Latin phrenesia, modification of Latin phrenēsis. Compare frenetik.
For pronunciations of this word with /a/, compare Old French franaisie, variant of frenesie; the MED's belief that such pronunciations are influenced by fantasie is unnecessary.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
frenesie (chiefly Late Middle English)
- Irrationality, insanity; the condition of lacking a sound mind.
- (rare) A deranged or irrational person.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “frenesīe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Semi-learned borrowing from Medieval Latin phrenesia (possibly replacing inherited *fernise), modification of Latin phrenēsis. Compare frenetique.
Noun edit
frenesie oblique singular, f (oblique plural frenesies, nominative singular frenesie, nominative plural frenesies)
- frenzy (violent agitation of the mind approaching madness; rage)