FRENETICISM Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

freneticism

noun

as in anxiety

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Noun

Still, people living near the border say the possibility of Belarus becoming more involved in Russia’s war remains a source of anxiety.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Psychological symptoms like anxiety, irritability and depression often show up before physical ones, peaking between ages 41 and 45.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026

Definition of anxiety

Noun

With two satellites at supplementary inclinations, the Newtonian perturbations are equal and opposite in the two orbital planes and cancel each other out.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
First is that quantum transitions must be weak to bring about perturbations in experiments.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

Definition of perturbation

Noun

Photographer Arsène Mpiana and I left Kinshasa, the Congolese capital, and traveled to Bunia, in Ituri province, with some trepidation.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 July 2026
Years later, in 2012, Barzani would express trepidation about Iraq, then under the divisive Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, acquiring American F-16 fighter jets to rebuild its air force.

— Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of trepidation

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Shares of Google parent Alphabet were around 4% lower in premarket trading, but that primarily reflected investor unease over rising AI spending outlined in the company's earnings report on Wednesday.

— Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 23 July 2026
There’s understandably a lot of unease and a lot of complaint.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026

Definition of unease

Noun

Standing on opposite sides of the protests, the pair fall for each other despite the divide, recognizing in one another a restlessness neither can quite name.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 23 July 2026
Very early in the morning, however, the moon will make a series of aspects — with Mars, Saturn and Mercury retrograde — that could potentially trigger everything from feelings of restlessness to emotional reactions due to mixed signals.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

Definition of restlessness

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But the general agitation about politics and current events that Henrichsen had shown in Sudden Valley were still apparent.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
Otero Alcántara co-founded the San Isidro Movement in 2018 with a group of artists, journalists, and academics who participated in pro-democracy agitations against the Cuban government.

— News Desk, Artforum, 21 July 2026

Definition of agitation

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Still, Buffett had decided to pull his funding ahead of this decision, which could signal his uneasiness about the Gates Foundation’s relationship with Epstein.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 22 July 2026
Still, Allen wouldn't totally commit, citing an uneasiness with having to be overly critical if it's not warranted.

— Alex Sherman, CNBC, 9 July 2026

Definition of uneasiness

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