frenzy

 
Pronunciation: /ˈfrɛnzi/

noun (plural frenzies)

[usually in singular]
  • a state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behaviour: Doreen worked herself into a frenzy of rage

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French frenesie, from medieval Latin phrenesia, from Latin phrenesis, from Greek phrēn 'mind'