frantic

desesperado, angustiado

Tan preocupado o asustado que le cuesta mantener la calma o pensar con claridad.

En inglés sencillo: So worried or frightened that you find it difficult to stay calm or think clearly.

• Her parents were frantic.
• I was frantic with worry when you did not call.
• Why are you so frantic about being late?

Cómo se usa: frantic with something (She was frantic with worry.); frantic about something (He was frantic about his missing daughter.)

Sinónimos: panicked, distraught, desperate

Antónimos: calm

Expresiones frecuentes: frantic with worry, frantic parents, frantic about something

desesperado, frenético

Muy preocupado o asustado, y a menudo actuando deprisa porque algo va mal.

En inglés sencillo: Very worried or frightened, often moving or acting quickly because something is wrong.

• Her parents were frantic with worry.
• We made frantic calls to every hospital.
• He became frantic when he could not find his daughter.

Cómo se usa: frantic with something (She was frantic with worry when he failed to come home.)

Sinónimos: panicked, distraught

Antónimos: calm

Expresiones frecuentes: frantic search, frantic with worry, frantic phone calls

frenético, febril

Hecho muy deprisa y con mucha energía, a menudo sin orden ni control.

En inglés sencillo: Done very quickly and with great energy, often without much order or control.

• A frantic search began immediately.
• The kitchen was full of frantic activity before dinner.
• We made frantic efforts to finish before the deadline.

Sinónimos: frenzied, hectic, feverish

Antónimos: leisurely, unhurried

Expresiones frecuentes: frantic search, frantic activity, frantic pace