fren ‧ zy /ˈfrenzi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural frenzies )
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: frenesie , from Latin phreneticus ; ⇨ ↑ frenetic ]
1 . [uncountable and countable] a state of great anxiety or excitement, in which you cannot control your behaviour
frenzy of
a frenzy of religious feeling
in a frenzy
The women were screaming and in a frenzy to get home.
Doreen had worked herself into a frenzy.
2 . [countable] a time when people do a lot of things very quickly
frenzy of
a frenzy of activity
a selling frenzy
3 . a feeding frenzy
a) an occasion when a lot of people get involved in an activity in an uncontrolled way:
The film put America’s moviegoers into a feeding frenzy.
b) an occasion when a lot of wild animals, especially ↑ shark s , eat something in a very excited way