frantic

About 2.54 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Insane, mentally unstable.
2. adjective In a state of panic, worry, frenzy, or rush.

   They returned the missing child to his frantic mother.

3. adjective Extremely energetic.

   frantic music

4. noun A person who is insane or mentally unstable, madman.

Similar words

agitated frenetic mad delirious frenzied wild excited unrestrained phrenetic insane

Often followed by

with efforts and search to effort pace activity haste

Word family

franticness franticnesses