Synonyms for delirium

Grammar : Noun

Spell : dih-leer-ee-uh m

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈlɪər i əm

Top 10 synonyms for delirium

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Définition 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

Antonyms for delirium

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