Antonyms for delirium
| 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
- 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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