ague

a·gue

A0151100 (ā′gyo͞o)n.1. A febrile condition in which there are alternating periods of chills, fever, and sweating. Used chiefly in reference to the fevers associated with malaria.2. A chill or fit of shivering.

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[Middle English, from Old French (fievre) ague, sharp (fever), from Medieval Latin (febris) acūta, from Latin, feminine of acūtus; see acute.]

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a′gu·ish (ā′gyo͞o-ĭsh) adj.a′gu·ish·ly adv.a′gu·ish·ness n.

ague

(ˈeɪɡjuː) n1. (Medicine) a fever with successive stages of fever and chills esp when caused by malaria2. a fit of shivering[C14: from Old French (fievre) ague acute fever; see acute] ˈaguish adj ˈaguishly adv

a•gue

(ˈeɪ gyu)

n. 1. chills, fever, and sweating associated with malaria. 2. any fever marked by shivering. [1250–1300; Middle English < Middle French, short for fievre ague acute fever < Latin febris acūta] a′gu•ish, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ague - a fit of shivering or shaking illness, sickness, unwellness, malady - impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
	2.	ague - successive stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malariachills and fevermalaria - an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito; marked by paroxysms of chills and feversymptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular diseasequartan - a malarial fever that recurs every fourth day
	3.	ague - a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciationacute, acute accentaccent mark, accent - a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation

Translations

fièvre