delirium

nounmadness

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noun madness

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fever

noun. state of high temperature or agitation

Word Origin & History

1590s, from Latin delirium "madness," from deliriare "be crazy, rave," literally "go off the furrow," a plowing metaphor, from phrase de lire, from de "off, away" (see de-) + lira "furrow, earth thrown up between two furrows," from PIE *leis- "track, furrow."

Example Sentences for delirium

It was like a hurricane of delirium rushing by and laying every head in the dust.

Through the thin wall of my workroom I could hear Joe in his delirium.

This explains why they may be associated in the delirium of unbridled passions.

Pregnancy and childbirth play a large part in their delirium.

In her delirium she imagines herself to be queen of the world.

The delirium of jealousy is a specific symptom of chronic alcoholism.

Nrana did not know the words for delirium and paranoia, but he could distinguish between them.

He died in the arms of Henriette Weiss, whom in his delirium he named "Mother."

They were seized with fever and delirium, and this obstacle, in their minds, became material.

No doubt as to who it was—the War Lord in a state bordering on delirium.

delirium

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ecstasy

fever

frenzy

happiness

hysteria

insaneness

delirium

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fever

frenzy

happiness

hysteria

insaneness

Synonyms for delirium

ecstasy