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   delirium

   /dɪˈlɪrɪəm/

   noun

   • 1. a disturbed state of mind or consciousness, especially an acute, transient condition associated with fever, intoxication, and certain other physical disorders, characterized by symptoms such as confusion, disorientation, agitation, and hallucinations: "somewhere a patient shouted in delirium" Similar derangementdementiadementednesstemporary madness/insanityincoherenceravingirrationalityhysteriawildnessfeverishnessfrenzyhallucinationrare:calentureOpposite luciditycoherence
   • ▪ wild excitement or ecstasy: "a chorus of delirium from the terrace" Similar ecstasyrapturetransportswild emotionpassionwildnessexcitementfrenzyfeverishnessfevereuphoriaelation

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin, from delirare ‘deviate, be deranged’ (literally ‘deviate from the furrow’), from de- ‘away’ + lira ‘ridge between furrows’.

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