phrenesis

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noun

phrenitis

OriginLatin phrenesis ← Ancient Greek *φρένησις →
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Meanings

nounphrenesis (countable and uncountable, plural phreneses)

plural phreneses

  1. countableobsoleteuncountablemedicinephrenitis
  2. countableuncountablemadness, frenzy

Origin

  1. Ancient Greek*φρένησις
  2. Latinphrenesis
  3. Englishphrenesis

From Latin phrenesis, from Ancient Greek *φρένησις (*phrénēsis), a later equivalent of φρενῖτις (phrenîtis, “inflammation of the brain”). Doublet of frenzy.

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APA

phrenesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phrenesis

MLA

“phrenesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phrenesis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phrenesis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phrenesis.

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