deliriousness

noun

as in frenzy
a state of wildly excited activity or emotion in the deliriousness of the emergency evacuation, a lot of things were overlooked

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  1. frenzy
  2. rampage
  3. delirium
Noun
  • Ella Langley spun the internet into a frenzy on Thursday night.
    — David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In June, the Knicks pulled off the impossible and won their first NBA championship in 53 years, sending the city into a frenzy of infectious energy.
    — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of frenzy
Noun
  • Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people and injuring dozens of others in shooting rampage at the Fort Hood military base in 2009.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Sure, there’s more to the story — first published in 1974 as Stephen King’s debut novel — than its climax, but the title teen’s rampage at prom has become its defining image.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of rampage
Noun
  • Amid all this panoramic delirium, the Philharmonic sounded tight and refreshed, its timing precise, its timbre warm.
    — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • UTIs cause some older women to suffer delirium and are often wrongly treated for dementia.
    — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of delirium
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“Deliriousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliriousness. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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