different between frenetic vs worried

English

Alternative forms

• phrenetic (dated)
• phrenetick (obsolete)
• phrentic, phrentick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old French frenetike, from Latin phreneticus, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (phren?tikós, “delirious”), from ???????? (phrenîtis, “delirium”), from ???? (phr?n, “mind”). Compare frantic.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /f???n?t.?k/
• Rhymes: -?t?k

Adjective

frenetic (comparative more frenetic, superlative most frenetic)

1. Fast, harried; having extreme enthusiasm or energy.

   After a week of working at a frenetic pace, she was ready for Saturday.

2. (obsolete) Mentally deranged, insane.
3. (obsolete, medicine) Characterised by manifestations of delirium or madness.

Synonyms

• frantic, frenzied

Related terms

• frantic
• frenzy

Translations

Noun

frenetic (plural frenetics)

1. One who is frenetic.

Further reading

• frenetic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• frenetic at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• infecter, reinfect

Romanian

Etymology

From French frénétique

Adjective

frenetic m or n (feminine singular frenetic?, masculine plural frenetici, feminine and neuter plural frenetice)

1. frenetic

Declension

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?w??id/

Adjective

worried (comparative more worried, superlative most worried)

1. Thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.

   She was worried about her son who had been sent off to fight in the war.

Derived terms

• unworried

Translations

Verb

worried

1. simple past tense and past participle of worry

Derived terms

• worriedly
• worriedness

Anagrams

• rowdier, wordier