Frenzy vs Obsession - What's the difference?
frenzy | obsession | Synonyms |
A state of wild activity or panic.
A violent agitation of the mind approaching madness; rage.
* Addison
* William Shakespeare, ''A midsummer Night's Dream, Act 5, scene 1:
(obsolete) Mad; frantic.
* 1678 John Bunyan The Pilgrim's Progress :
(uncommon) To render frantic.
A compulsive or irrational preoccupation.
An unhealthy fixation.
Influence or control by evil spirits without possession.
* 1973 , Jessie Penn-Lewis, Evan Roberts, War on the Saints , ISBN 0913926043.
* 1999 , Mary E. McDonough, God's Plan of Redemption , page 85, ISBN 0736307184.
* 2007 , James E. Padgett, The Teachings of Jesus , page 100, ISBN 1430303913.
Frenzy is a synonym of obsession.
As nouns the difference between frenzy and obsession
is that frenzy is a state of wild activity or panic while obsession is a compulsive or irrational preoccupation.As an adjective frenzy
is (obsolete) mad; frantic.As a verb frenzy
is (uncommon) to render frantic.frenzy
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Alternative forms
* phrenzy, phrensy (obsolete)Noun
(frenzies)- She went into a cleaning frenzy to prepare for the unexpected guests.
- All else is towering frenzy and distraction.
- The poet's eye in a fine frenzy rolling.
Derived terms
* feeding frenzyAdjective
(en adjective)- They thought that some frenzy distemper had got into his head.
Verb
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* * *obsession
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Noun
- if an evil spirit counterfeits the presence of God, and comes upon'' the man as an influence only, it may be described as obsession ; but when a footing is gained ''in him, it is "possession," because the obsessing spirits have gained access, and possess the ground they hold, up to the extent of the ground given.
- They should see that a perception of their identification with the Victor of Calvary is absolutely necessary if they are to constantly and victoriously resist the obsession of evil spirits.
- It is true, that by the workings of the law of attraction, and the susceptibility of mortals to the influence of spirit powers, mortals may become obsessed by the spirits of evil—that is evil spirits of men who once lived on earth—and this obsession may become so complete and powerful that the living mortal may lose all power to resist this influence of the evil spirits...