frenesie
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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)
Descendants[edit]
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- Italian non-lemma forms
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- Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Middle English lemmas
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- Late Middle English
- Middle English terms with rare senses
- enm:Medicine
- enm:Mind
- enm:People
- Old French terms borrowed from Medieval Latin
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- Old French terms derived from Medieval Latin
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