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   De·lir·i·ous

   /dəˈlirēəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. in an acutely disturbed state of mind resulting from illness or intoxication and characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech: "he became delirious and couldn't recognize people" Similar incoherentravingbabblingirrationalhystericalwildfeverishfrenziedderangeddementedunhingedmadinsanecrazedout of one's mindinformal:swivel-eyedOpposite lucidcoherent
   • ▪ in a state of wild excitement or ecstasy: "there was a great roar from the delirious crowd" Similar ecstaticeuphoricelatedthrilledoverjoyedbeside oneselfwalking on airon cloud nine/sevenin seventh heavenjumping for joyin transports of delightcarried awaytransportedrapturousin rapturesexultantjubilantin a frenzy of delighthystericalwild with excitementfrenziedinformal:blissed outover the moonon a highwigged outrare:corybanticOpposite disappointeddepressed

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   • 1. deliriant adjective
   • 2. deliriously adverb

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   The meaning of DELIRIOUS is of, relating to, or characteristic of delirium. How to use delirious in a sentence.

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   DELIRIOUS definition: 1. unable to think or speak clearly because of fever or mental confusion: 2. extremely happy or…. Learn more.

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   Add to word list. unable to think or speak clearly because of fever or mental confusion: She had a high temperature and was delirious. extremely happy or excited: The team arrived home to a delirious reception from its fans. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Fevers & infectious diseases. ague. anthrax.

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   What is delirious?

   • Definition of delirious adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary in an excited state and not able to think or speak clearly, usually because of a high temperature He became delirious and couldn't recognize people. My mind refused to clear and I felt delirious.

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   Do strong emotions make you Delirious?

   • While we sometimes like to say, metaphorically, that strong emotions make us delirious, this adjective has more grim origins, in the Latin word for delirium or "madness" — in the medical sense, that is. When you're delirious from a high fever or a serious bump to the head, you might become incoherent, hallucinate, or have disturbing dreams.

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   What happens if a patient is delirious?

   • He was delirious, so she and another nurse sedated him and tied him down, which kept him alive. Patients can end up delirious and in pain, weakened by an unremitting torrent of bloody diarrhea. He became delirious, his heartbeat grew ragged, his blood teemed with the virus, and his lungs, liver and kidneys began to fail.

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   Are elderly people Delirious?

   • If a person can conform to the usual clinical practice of participating in the acquisition of a history and a mental status examination they are unlikely to be delirious. On admission already 14%-24% of elderly patients may be delirious and 6%-56% develop delirium in their course of hospitalization, which is associated with poor functional outcome.

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   Delirious definition: affected with or characteristic of delirium. . See examples of DELIRIOUS used in a sentence.

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   Definitions of delirious. adjective. experiencing delirium. synonyms: hallucinating. ill, sick. affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function. adjective. marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion. “a crowd of delirious baseball fans” synonyms: excited, frantic, mad, unrestrained. wild.

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    DELIRIOUS meaning: 1. speaking or thinking in a confused way, often because of a fever or drugs 2. extremely happy: . Learn more.