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| de·lir·i·um [ di lree əm ] (plural de·lir·i·ums) |
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1. temporary mental disturbance: a state marked by extreme restlessness, confusion, and sometimes hallucinations, caused by fever, poisoning, or brain injury
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2. great excitement: a state of extreme excitement or emotion
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| [Mid-16th century. < Latin< delirare "be deranged," literally "be out of your track" < lira "ridge between furrows"] |
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