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Synonyms for fever

Grammar : Noun
Spell : fee-ver
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfi vər

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Définition of fever

Origin :
  • late Old English fefor, fefer "fever," from Latin febris "fever," related to fovere "to warm, heat," probably from PIE root *dhegh- "burn" (cf. Gothic dags, Old English dæg "day," originally "the heat"); but some suggest a reduplication of a root represented by Sanskrit *bhur- "to be restless."
  • Adopted into most Germanic languages (cf. German Fieber, Swedish feber, Danish feber), but not in Dutch. English spelling influenced by Old French fievre. Replaced Old English hriðing. Extended sense of "intense nervous excitement" is from 1580s.
  • noun state of high temperature or agitation
Example sentences :
  • Brother Mark of the Spicarium is sore smitten with a fever and could not come.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • "I'll do it," I cried, no longer able to resist, for the fever of it was in my blood.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • "Yes, and catch their deaths of fever and ague," said Mrs. Bartlett.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • He was all right when I left him, two hours ago, with not a sign of fever.
  • Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
  • Not long after his arrival he had a slight attack of fever, which confined him to his bed.
  • Extract from : « Biographical Stories » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • His anxiety made him low-spirited; this brought on an attack of fever.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
  • Two only lie in this grave, Mr. Murphy and a lady who died of fever.
  • Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
  • The fever was in his brain, the magic of the tropic moon was flooding his soul.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • We put him to bed, and in a short time he wakened, raving with a fever on his brain.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • I was seized with a fever, which left me in a state of alarming debility.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

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