Frantic
(adjective)
- Feeling or showing extreme agitation, anxiety, or emotion.
- Acting wildly or irrationally.
- Feeling or showing extreme urgency or eagerness.
Origin:
From middle english frantic, from old french frantic, from latin phreneticus, from greek φρενωδής (phrenōdēs, "of the mind"), from φρήν (phrēn, "mind").
Examples:
- She was frantic with worry.
- The crowd was frantic with excitement.
- The dog was frantic with fear.
- He was frantic in his search for the missing child.
- She was frantic in her efforts to finish the project on time.