Maniac vs Frenzy - What's the difference?
maniac | frenzy |
An insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania.
A fanatic, a person with an obsession.
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.
As nouns the difference between maniac and frenzy
is that maniac is an insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania while frenzy is a state of wild activity or panic.As an adjective frenzy is
mad; frantic.As a verb frenzy is
to render frantic.maniac
English
Alternative forms
* maniack (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (l)Derived terms
* brainiac * trainiacAnagrams
* *frenzy
English
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.