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DELIRIA
Noun
deliria
plural of delirium
Anagrams
• irideal
Source: Wiktionary
DELIRIUM
De*lir"i*um, n. Etym: [L., fr. delirare to rave, to wander in mind, prop., to go out of the furrow in plowing; de- + lira furrow, track; perh. akin to G. geleise track, rut, and E. last to endure.]
1. (Med.)
Definition: A state in which the thoughts, expressions, and actions are wild, irregular, and incoherent; mental aberration; a roving or wandering of the mind, -- usually dependent on a fever or some other disease, and so distinguished from mania, or madness.
2. Strong excitement; wild enthusiasm; madness. The popular delirium [of the French Revolution] at first caught his enthusiastic mind. W. Irving. The delirium of the preceding session (of Parliament). Motley. Delirium tremens (. Etym: [L., trembling delirium] (Med.), a violent delirium induced by the excessive and prolonged use of intoxicating liquors.
– Traumatic delirium (Med.), a variety of delirium following injury.
Syn.
– Insanity; frenzy; madness; derangement; aberration; mania; lunacy; fury. See Insanity.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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