Excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion. Synonyms:frantic, frenzied, phrenetic."Frenetic screams followed the accident" , "A frenzied look in his eye"
... the activity became more frenetic around him. Then the pace slowed, and he knew the appointed moment was approaching. Stillness returned to the desert, and tension was a tangible substance in the ... — The Delegate from Venus • Henry Slesar