as in frenzy
a state of wildly excited activity or emotion
shoppers running around in a delirium the day before Christmas
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Recent Examples of delirium
These symptoms can include anxiety, tremors, sweating and nausea and more serious complications such as seizures or delirium.
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Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
Some passages read like dreams, others like delirium.
—Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 15 Jan. 2026
There’ve been too many defiant and delirium-provoking moments not to see it that way.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Patients at home are more mobile, less prone to delirium and infection, and often begin rehabilitation faster.
—Lee Fleisher, STAT, 6 Jan. 2026
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Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
Some passages read like dreams, others like delirium.
—Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 15 Jan. 2026
There’ve been too many defiant and delirium-provoking moments not to see it that way.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Patients at home are more mobile, less prone to delirium and infection, and often begin rehabilitation faster.
—Lee Fleisher, STAT, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delirium
Noun
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The move is characteristic frenzy building from Fred, whose show Friday night will be the final performance of his USB002 tour that began last fall.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2026
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But the latest one, The Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special, already has fans in a frenzy.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
27 Feb. 2026
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All-American sophomore Sarah Strong came into the second quarter on a rampage, putting up 10 unanswered points by herself in less than three minutes after ending the first with just two.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
27 Feb. 2026
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The attack was Canada’s deadliest rampage since 2020, when a gunman in Nova Scotia killed 13 people and set fires that left another nine dead.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Delirium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delirium. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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