Delirium

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  • noun. A temporary state of mental confusion and fluctuating consciousness resulting from high fever, intoxication, shock, or other causes. It is characterized by anxiety, disorientation, hallucinations, delusions, and incoherent speech.
  • noun. A state of uncontrolled excitement or emotion.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A disordered state, more or less temporary, of the mental faculties, occurring during illness, especially in febrile conditions.
  • noun. Violent excitement; exaggerated enthusiasm; mad rapture.
  • noun. A hallucination or delusion; a creation of the imagination.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A state in which the thoughts, expressions, and actions are wild, irregular, and incoherent; mental aberration; a roving or wandering of the mind, -- usually dependent on a fever or some other disease, and so distinguished from mania, or madness.
  • noun. Strong excitement; wild enthusiasm; madness.
  • noun. a violent delirium induced by the excessive and prolonged use of intoxicating liquors.
  • noun. a variety of delirium following injury.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinations
  • noun. state of violent mental agitation
    • Word Usage
    ""This is what they call delirium, I guess" he muttered."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    mania  
    cross-reference
    delirium tremens  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    disturbance  folie  mental disorder  mental disturbance  psychological disorder  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Miriam  bacterium  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    agony  convulsion  delusion  dizziness  ecstasy  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    abandon  aberration  afebrile delirium  agnosia  apparition  
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