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Delirium

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Noun

1. craze, delirium, frenzy, fury, hysteria

state of violent mental agitation

2. delirium

a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinations

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Delirium

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noun plural -liriums or -liria (-ˈlɪrɪə)
1. 
a state of excitement and mental confusion, often accompanied by hallucinations, caused by high fever, poisoning, brain injury, etc
2. 
violent excitement or emotion; frenzy

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Delirium

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nounWord forms: plural deˈliriums or deˈliria (dɪˈlɪriə ; dilirˈēə)
1. 
a temporary state of extreme mental excitement, marked by restlessness, confused speech, and hallucinations: it sometimes occurs during a fever or in some forms of insanity
2. 
uncontrollably wild excitement or emotion
a delirium of joy

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Delirium

see synonyms of delirium
n. pl. de·lir·i·ums or de·lir·i·a (-ē-ə)
1. 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.
2. A state of uncontrolled excitement or emotion: sports fans in delirium after their team's victory.

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