🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

frenetico

Pronunciation / Transliteration: frenetico

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Frantic/ˈfræn.tɪk/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"C'era una ricerca frenetica delle chiavi perdute."

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As adjective
  1. 1

    Wild or distraught with fear, anxiety, or other emotion.

    "She was frantic with worry when her son did not return home."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'frantic' originates from the Latin 'franticus', meaning 'mad' or 'insane', which evolved through Old French 'frantique' in the late Middle Ages. Its meaning has shifted over time to describe a state of wild excitement or anxiety.

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