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The word for today is…
frenzy (noun) – 1. A state of violent mental agitation or wild excitement.
- Temporary madness or delirium.
- A mania; a craze.
Todays word is a nod towards the Boxing Day sales, where frenzied mobs buy stuff they don’t need with money they don’t have.
Source : The Free Dictionary
Etymology : Mid-14th century, “delirium, insanity,” from Old French frenesie “frenzy, madness” (13th century), from Medieval Latin phrenesia, from phrenesis, back-formation from Latin phreneticus “delirious” (see frenetic). Meaning “excited state of mind” is from circa 1400.
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