a severe psychotic condition occurring in some persons with chronic alcoholism, characterized by delirium, tremor, anxiety, and vivid hallucinations
Abbreviation: dt or (informal) DT's
Word origin
C19: New Latin, literally: trembling delirium
delirium tremens in American English
(ˈtrimənz; ˈtrɛmənz)
a violent delirium resulting chiefly from excessive drinking of alcoholic liquor and characterized by sweating, trembling, anxiety, and frightening hallucinations