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Grammar : Noun
Spell : dih-leer-ee-uh m
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈlɪər i əm



Definition of delirium

Origin :
  • 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."
  • noun madness
Example sentences :
  • It was like a hurricane of delirium rushing by and laying every head in the dust.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • Through the thin wall of my workroom I could hear Joe in his delirium.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • Pregnancy and childbirth play a large part in their delirium.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • In her delirium she imagines herself to be queen of the world.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • This explains why they may be associated in the delirium of unbridled passions.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • The delirium of jealousy is a specific symptom of chronic alcoholism.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • Nrana did not know the words for delirium and paranoia, but he could distinguish between them.
  • Extract from : « Happy Ending » by Fredric Brown
  • He died in the arms of Henriette Weiss, whom in his delirium he named "Mother."
  • Extract from : « A Zola Dictionary » by J. G. Patterson
  • They were seized with fever and delirium, and this obstacle, in their minds, became material.
  • Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
  • No doubt as to who it was—the War Lord in a state bordering on delirium.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 18, 1914 » by Various

Synonyms for delirium

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