delirium
noun
an
acutely
disturbed
state of
mind
that occurs in
fever
,
intoxication
, and other
disorder
s and is characterized by
restlessness
,
illusion
s, and
incoherence
of
thought
and
speech
:
〘医〙 (高熱などでうわごとや幻覚を伴う)譫妄(せんもう)症[状態], 一時的精神錯乱
e.g.
somewhere a patient shouted in delirium
e.g.
she had fits of delirium.
wild
excitement
or
ecstasy
:
〖時にa ~〗 極度の興奮(状態), 狂乱, 有頂天
e.g.
a chorus of delirium from the terrace.
ORIGIN
mid
16th century
: from
Latin
, from
delirare
‘
deviate
, be
deranged
’ (literally ‘
deviate
from the
furrow
’), from
de-
‘
away
’ +
lira
‘
ridge
between
furrow
s’.