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   fever

   /ˈfiːvə/

   noun

   • 1. an abnormally high body temperature, usually accompanied by shivering, headache, and in severe instances, delirium: "she had a slight fever" Similar feverishnesshigh temperaturefebricityfebrilityshiveringdeliriumpyrexiainformal:temperaturetemprare:calenture
   • ▪ a state of nervous excitement or agitation: "I was mystified, and in a fever of expectation"
   • ▪ the excitement felt by a group of people about a particular public event: "election fever reaches its climax tomorrow" Similar fermentfrenzyfuroreecstasyrapturehubbubhurly-burlyexcitementfrenzyagitationturmoilrestlessnessunrestpassion

   verb

   • 1. bring about a high body temperature or a state of nervous excitement in: archaic "a heart which sin has fevered"

   Word Origin Old Englishfēfor, from Latin febris; reinforced in Middle English by Old French fievre, also from febris.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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