cabin fever

noun

: extreme irritability and restlessness from living in isolation or a confined indoor area for a prolonged time

Examples of cabin fever in a Sentence

She suffered from cabin fever during the long winter. a bad case of cabin fever

Recent Examples on the Web Like many landscape designers used to working outdoors, Ferguson struggled with cabin fever during the COVID-19 pandemic. —

Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024 Facing gray skies, cold, snow and cabin fever, many people's thoughts turn to spring. —

Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024 Future historians will pair Positions with Folklore as the yin and yang of lockdown culture, two experimental pop classics lost in cabin fever. —

Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2024 Strategically layering your clothes can make the difference between enjoying the outdoor activities winter has to offer and shivering, or worse still, staying stuck inside nursing cabin fever. —

Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cabin fever

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