frenesi

See also: frenesí

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• frenesim

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/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾɨ.nɨˈzi/

• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: fre‧ne‧si

Noun

frenesi m (plural frenesis)

1. frenzy (state of wild activity or panic)

   Synonym: agitação

Further reading

• “frenesi”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “frenesi”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “frenesi”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “frenesi”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025