Which of the following terms means a state of frenzied excitement or wild enthusiasm?

Something that's wild lives in nature and isn't tamed. Your pet poodle isn't wild, but the groundhog that lives under your garden shed is wild.

An animal or plant in its native habitat is wild, like a wild dingo or a wild strawberry. An untamed bit of nature, like your overgrown back yard, or a stormy ocean, is also wild. If a person is wild, he might be unrestrained, crazy, or even enthusiastic — like someone who's wild about cabaret music. The term "to run wild" means to grow unrestrained, undisciplined, like a wild animal or an imagination that isn't held back by rules.

Definitions of wild

  1. adjective

    in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated

    wild geese”

    “edible wild plants”

    synonyms: untamed feral, ferine, savage

    wild and menacing

    semi-wild

    partially wild

    unbroken

    not subdued or trained for service or use

    undomesticated

    not domesticated

    intractable

    not tractable; difficult to manage or mold

  2. adjective

    without civilizing influences

    wild tribes”

    synonyms: barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilised, uncivilized noncivilised, noncivilized

    not having a high state of culture and social development

  3. adjective

    located in a dismal or remote area; desolate

    “a wild stretch of land”

    synonyms: godforsaken, waste inhospitable

    unfavorable to life or growth

  4. adverb

    in a wild or undomesticated manner

    “growing wild

    “roaming wild

  5. noun

    a wild primitive state untouched by civilization

    “he lived in the wild

    “they collected mushrooms in the wild

    synonyms: natural state, state of nature

  6. noun

    a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition

  7. adjective

    marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

    wild talk”

    wild parties”

    Synonyms: unquiet

    characterized by unrest or disorder

    chaotic, disorderly

    completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing

    delirious, excited, frantic, mad, unrestrained

    marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion

    frenzied, manic

    affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason

    unsubdued

    not brought under control

  8. adjective

    in a state of extreme emotion

    wild with anger”

    wild with grief”

    Synonyms: passionate

    having or expressing strong emotions

  9. adjective

    talking or behaving irrationally

    synonyms: raving mad insane

    afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement

  10. adjective

    (of the elements) as if showing violent anger

    synonyms: angry, furious, raging, tempestuous stormy

    (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion

  11. adverb

    in an uncontrolled and rampant manner

  12. adjective

    deviating widely from an intended course

    “he threw a wild pitch”

    synonyms: wayward uncontrolled

    not being under control; out of control

  13. adjective

    without a basis in reason or fact

    synonyms: baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted unsupported

    not sustained or maintained by nonmaterial aid

  14. adjective

    fanciful and unrealistic; foolish

    synonyms: fantastic unrealistic

    not realistic

  15. adjective

    involving risk or danger

    “a wild financial scheme”

    synonyms: hazardous, risky dangerous, unsafe

    involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm

  16. adjective

    intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with

    synonyms: crazy, dotty, gaga enthusiastic, keen

    having or showing great excitement and interest

  17. adjective

    (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud

    wild colors”

    wild shouts”

    synonyms: violent intense

    possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree

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