Lunacy vs Frenzy - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between lunacy and frenzy

is that lunacy is the state of being mad, insanity while frenzy is a state of wild activity or panic.

mad; frantic.

to render frantic.

(of a person or group of people) The state of being mad, insanity

# a cyclical mental disease, apparently linked to the lunar phases

# insanity implying legal irresponsibility.

Something deeply misguided.

* (state of being mad) insanity

* lunatic

* phrenzy, phrensy (obsolete)

(frenzies)

A state of wild activity or panic.

She went into a cleaning frenzy to prepare for the unexpected guests.

A violent agitation of the mind approaching madness; rage.

* Addison

All else is towering frenzy and distraction.

* William Shakespeare, ''A midsummer Night's Dream, Act 5, scene 1:

The poet's eye in a fine frenzy rolling.

* feeding frenzy

(en adjective)

(obsolete) Mad; frantic.

* 1678 John Bunyan The Pilgrim's Progress :

They thought that some frenzy distemper had got into his head.

(uncommon) To render frantic.

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