delirious

de·lir·i·ous

adjective \di-ˈlir-ē-əs\

Definition of DELIRIOUS

1

: of, relating to, or characteristic of delirium <delirious mutterings>

2

: affected with or marked by delirium <delirious with fever> <delirious fans>

— de·lir·i·ous·ly adverb

— de·lir·i·ous·ness noun

Examples of DELIRIOUS

1. As the child's temperature went up, he became delirious and didn't know where he was.
2. He was delirious with fever.
3. a group of delirious fans celebrating the team's victory

First Known Use of DELIRIOUS

1599

Related to DELIRIOUS

Synonyms

agitated, frantic, distracted, distrait, distraught, frenzied, hysterical (also hysteric)

Antonyms

collected, composed, recollected, self-collected, self-composed, self-possessed, unhysterical

Related Words

alarmed, anxious, disquieted, disturbed, nervous, perturbed, tense, troubled, upset, worried, wrought (up); affrighted, aghast, alarmed, fearful, frightened, horrified, scared, spooked, terrified, terrorized; ballistic, berserk, crazed, demented, deranged, mad, maniacal (also maniac), nuclear; raging, ranting, raving

Near Antonyms

calm, peaceful, placid, self-possessed, serene, tranquil; cool, coolheaded, undisturbed, unperturbed, unshaken, untroubled, unworried

Other Psychology Terms

fetish, hypochondria, intelligence, mania, narcissism, neurosis, pathological, psychosis, schadenfreude, subliminal

Rhymes with DELIRIOUS

cinereous, Guarnerius, imperious, mysterious, Tiberius

de·lir·i·ous

adjective \di-ˈlir-ē-əs\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of DELIRIOUS

1

: of, relating to, or characteristic of delirium

2

: affected with or marked by delirium

—de·lir·i·ous·ly adverb