Enfrenzy

/ɛnˈfrɛnzi/ verb

Definition

to throw into a state of frenzy; to make frantic, wild, or uncontrolled with excitement or emotion.

Etymology

From en- + frenzy (from Greek phrenitis, inflammation of the brain, from phren, mind). The prefix en- intensifies the root meaning.

Kelly Says

Frenzy originally described an actual medical condition (brain inflammation) in Greek, but 'enfrenzy' captures how emotion and madness aren't so different—both override rational thought.

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