wild excitement; frenzy; mania
Formal or literary term for a state of intense, often collective, excitement or frenzy. Used in contexts like social phenomena, historical events, or psychological states.
The release of the new movie caused a frenzy among fans.
The postwar economic boom was a kind of wild excitement.
mania; wild excitement; frenzy
Standard kanji form; the most common spelling in news and literary contexts.
Alternate kanji form using 躁 (mania, agitation); less common than 狂騒.
Compound of 狂 (kyō, 'madness, wild') and 騒 (sō, 'noise, clamor'). The alternate form 狂躁 uses 躁 (sō, 'mania, agitation'), emphasizing the manic aspect. The word is a Sino-Japanese compound (kango).