delirium (Meaning)
delirium (n)
state of violent mental agitation
a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinations
delirium (n.)
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.
Strong excitement; wild enthusiasm; madness.
Synonyms & Antonyms of delirium
delirium Sentence Examples
- The feverish patient exhibited symptoms of delirium, speaking incoherently and hallucinating vividly.
- After days of sleep deprivation, she began to experience episodes of delirium, confusing dreams with reality.
- The intense heat of the desert sun induced a state of delirium in the lost traveler.
- His delirium was exacerbated by the potent mix of medication he had been prescribed.
- The sudden news of her father's passing sent her into a state of delirium, unable to comprehend the loss.
- The haunted house filled him with a sense of delirium, as if he were trapped in a nightmare.
- In the throes of delirium, he mistook his friends for enemies, lashing out in fear.
- The delirium caused by the illness made it difficult for him to distinguish between day and night.
- The drug-induced delirium left him disoriented and detached from reality.
- As the fever spiked, she fell into a state of delirium, her thoughts swirling in a chaotic frenzy.
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The feverish patient exhibited symptoms of delirium, speaking incoherently and hallucinating vividly.
After days of sleep deprivation, she began to experience episodes of delirium, confusing dreams with reality.
The intense heat of the desert sun induced a state of delirium in the lost traveler.
His delirium was exacerbated by the potent mix of medication he had been prescribed.
