frenzy
Uncontrolled mental chaos
Frenzy is a state of wild, uncontrolled excitement or activity.
A crowd can work itself into a frenzy; so can a single person in the grip of strong emotion.
The word suggests temporary madness—behavior that would seem irrational in calmer moments: a feeding frenzy, a media frenzy, She cleaned the house in a frenzy before the guests arrived.
Short-lived popular obsession
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- feverElevated body temperature
- hysteriaUncontrollable emotional excess
- maniaIntense, consuming obsession
fixation · infatuation · sensation · phenomenon · trend · hype · buzz · bandwagon
Uncontrollable emotional excess
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
- desperationUtter loss of hope
- scrambleMix into disorder
rush · stampede · flight · flee · desperate · wild-eyed · overwrought · distraught
Violent disturbance or confusion
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
- bedlamState of wild disorder
- mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
- commotionNoisy, confused disturbance
tumult · uproar · havoc · whirlwind · maelstrom · upheaval · disorder · disarray
Intense violent anger
- wrathFierce, punishing anger
- angerIntense hostile emotion
- outrageFierce moral indignation
- rampageViolent, destructive outburst
berserker · blind rage · violent · aggression · eruption · explosion · tantrum · fit
Brief burst of activity
- burstBreak apart suddenly
- spreeBrief excessive episode
- rushQuick sudden movement
- blitzSwift, overwhelming offensive
surge · whirl · hustle · bustle · scramble · dash · sprint · overdrive
craze
Short-lived popular obsession
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- feverElevated body temperature
- hysteriaUncontrollable emotional excess
mania · fixation · infatuation · sensation · phenomenon · trend · hype · buzz · bandwagon · gold rush
hysteria
Uncontrollable emotional excess
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
- desperationUtter loss of hope
scramble · rush · stampede · flight · flee · desperate · wild-eyed · overwrought · distraught · unhinged
turmoil
Violent disturbance or confusion
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
- bedlamState of wild disorder
- mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
commotion · tumult · uproar · havoc · whirlwind · maelstrom · upheaval · disorder · disarray · confusion
fury
Intense violent anger
rampage · berserker · blind rage · violent · aggression · eruption · explosion · tantrum · fit · tirade
flurry
Brief burst of activity
blitz · surge · whirl · hustle · bustle · scramble · dash · sprint · overdrive · nonstop
excitement
State of eager enthusiasm
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
- passionIntense emotional drive
- zealIntense driving devotion
intensity · exuberance · ardor · eagerness · energy · vigor · euphoria · elation · ecstasy · rapture
- frenzymania, hysteria, madness, fury, rage
- herd behaviorherd mentality, bandwagon effect, conformism, peer pressure, following the crowd
- madnessmadness, lunacy, insanity, mania, schizophrenia
- mob psychologymob mentality, herd behavior, pack mentality, deindividuation, mass hysteria
- Greek OraclesDelphi, oracle of Delphi, oracles, prophecies, seer
- angeranger, rage, fury, wrath, ire
frenzycalm
Free from agitation
calmness · composure · tranquility · serenity · equanimity
frenzystillness
Complete lack of motion
still · quiet · repose · restfulness · quietude
frenzysanity
Mental soundness
sobriety · reason · rationality · self-control · self-possession
- feeding frenzyFrantic competitive consumption
- feeding frenziesIntense competitive eating episodes
- media frenzyIntense journalistic attention surge
- shopping frenzy
- buying frenzyIntense collective shopping surge
- mating frenzyIntense group reproduction event