English Explanatory Dictionary

delirium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection.
  2. Wild, frenzied excitement or ecstasy.

Pronunciation

dĭlĭʹrēəm /dɪˈlɪ.ɹi.əm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-delirium.wav /dɪˈlɪɹ.i.əm/

Word forms

delirium deliriums deliria

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēlīrium (“derangement, madness”).

Related words

deliracy delirament delirancy delirant delirate delirating deliration delire delirement deliriant deliriate delirifacient deliring delirious deliriously deliriousness delirium tremens delirous delirousness deliry

Derived words

agitated delirium deliriogen excited delirium nocturnal delirium
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