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delirious

de·lir·i·ous
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dih-leer-ee-uh s]
    • /dɪˈlɪər i əs/
    • /dɪˈlɪr.i.əs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-leer-ee-uh s]
    • /dɪˈlɪər i əs/

Definitions of delirious word

  • adjective delirious Someone who is delirious is unable to think or speak in a sensible and reasonable way, usually because they are very ill and have a fever. 3
  • adjective delirious Someone who is delirious is extremely excited and happy. 3
  • adjective delirious affected with delirium 3
  • adjective delirious wildly excited, esp with joy or enthusiasm 3
  • adjective delirious in a state of delirium; raving incoherently 3
  • adjective delirious of, characteristic of, or caused by delirium 3

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Origin of delirious

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; deliri(um) + -ous

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Parts of speech for Delirious

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

delirious popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for delirious

adj delirious

  • insane — not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
  • unhinged — having no hinge or hinges, or with the hinges removed: an unhinged gate.
  • maniacal — of or relating to mania or a maniac.
  • manic — pertaining to or affected by mania.
  • crazed — Crazed people are wild and uncontrolled, and perhaps insane.

adjective delirious

  • feverish — having fever.
  • fevered — an abnormal condition of the body, characterized by undue rise in temperature, quickening of the pulse, and disturbance of various body functions.
  • hot — having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
  • restless — characterized by or showing inability to remain at rest: a restless mood.
  • on cloud nine — blissfully happy

Antonyms for delirious

adj delirious

  • rational — agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development.
  • sane — free from mental derangement; having a sound, healthy mind: a sane person.
  • collected — An author's collected works or letters are all their works or letters published in one book or in a set of books.
  • balanced — A balanced report, book, or other document takes into account all the different opinions on something and presents information in a fair and reasonable way.
  • reasonable — agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.

adjective delirious

  • dejected — If you are dejected, you feel miserable or unhappy, especially because you have just been disappointed by something.

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