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delirium
What does delirium mean?
delirium (noun): a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinations.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce delirium?
/dɪˈlɪɹiəm/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does delirium come from?
Borrowed from Latin dēlīrium (“derangement, madness”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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