delirium

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) 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.
2. (countable, uncountable) Wild, frenzied excitement or ecstasy.

Synonyms

raving

frenzy

trance

ravings

madness

daze

engrossment

ramble

insanity

rave

fever

🤒

fury

drivel

craze

hoopla

wandering

hysteria

mental illness

momentum

namely

pyrexia

rapture

rumble

rush

surge

thought

💭

volition

worry

zest

being delerious

meaningless words

entrancement

death

💀

ecstasy

memory

transport

darkened mind

adoration

raptus

bewilderment

craziness

deliriousness

derangement

fainting

feverishness

furore

gibberish

heat

illness

impetus

Translations

delirio

delirio

délire

Delirium

delírio

delirium

παραλήρημα

delier

frénésie

delirium

sayıklama

waanzin

geijl

deliri

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈlɪ.ɹi.əm/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēlīrium (“derangement, madness”).