Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 23, 2026 is:
 
 
 
 
 frenetic &#149; \frih-NET-ik\&nbsp; &#149; adjective
 Something described as frenetic is filled with excitement, activity, or confusion. The word is a synonym of <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frantic">frantic</a>.

// The event was noisy and frenetic, which prompted us to leave early. 

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 Examples:
 “As Marty Mauser, a wannabe table tennis champion who dreams and deceives his way through his shamble of a life ... [Timothée Chalamet] injects his scenes with enough nervous energy to fuel a plane. Nowhere will you see a performance more frenetic or impressive.” — Ralph Jones, Vanity Fair, 9 Feb. 2026 
 
 
 
 Did you know?
 In modern use, frenetic can describe a focused and intense effort to meet a deadline, or dancing among a hyped-up crowd, but the word’s Middle English predecessor, frenetik, had a narrower use: it was used to describe those exhibiting a severely disordered state of mind. If you trace frenetic back far enough, you’ll find that it comes from Greek phrenîtis, a term referring to an inflammation of the brain. As for <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frenzied">frenzied</a> and <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frantic">frantic</a>, they’re not only synonyms of frenetic but relatives as well. Frantic comes from frenetik, and frenzied traces back to phrenîtis.

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