frenesi

See also: frenesí

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French frénésie, from Old French frenesie, from Latin phrenesis, from Ancient Greek *φρένησις (*phrénēsis), a later equivalent of φρενῖτις (phrenîtis, “inflammation of the brain”).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fɾe.neˈzi/

  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: fre‧ne‧si

Noun

frenesi m (plural frenesis)

  1. frenzy (state of wild activity or panic)
    Synonym: agitação

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