Definition of delirious in English:

delirious

adjective dɪˈlɪrɪəsdəˈlɪriəs

1In an acutely disturbed state of mind characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence; affected by delirium.
he became delirious and couldn't recognize people
Example sentencesExamples
- On the unit, he was agitated and delirious, undressing himself for several days.
- If left untreated, the patient may be highly agitated, develop insomnia, become delirious or go into a coma.
- Attention is impaired, and a delirious person is difficult to engage in conversation and easily distracted by irrelevant stimuli.
- Tell your doctor if you had a seizure or got delirious when you tried to stop drinking before.
- Vivid hallucinations and delirious illusions may also occur.
- Low doses of neuroleptics may be helpful in managing the agitation of a delirious patient temporarily.
- Sometimes she would have raging temperatures where she would become delirious, speaking nonsense, and not being fully aware of what was going on.
- His vision was dimming as the rock squeezed harder, his mind was almost delirious with the pain.
Synonyms
incoherent, raving, babbling, irrational, hysterical, wild, feverish, frenzied
deranged, demented, unhinged, mad, insane, crazed, out of one's mind
British informal swivel-eyed
1. 1.1 In a state of wild excitement or ecstasy.
  there was a great roar from the delirious crowd
  Example sentencesExamples
  When delirious crowds tore down the Berlin Wall in 1989 many hallucinated that a millennium of borderless freedom was at hand.
  The crowd went delirious and pointed with glee as the windscreen wiper machines bumped repeatedly into his contorted form and grew all the more confused.
  She had lived in the city too long, Emma thought, and open windows and wild, chirping night songs had made her delirious.
  Thus, the two sides to Neptune are rapture or despair, delirious happiness versus pain and confusion.
  He was feeling the most delirious thrill of joy, mixed with an agony of anticipation, and spiked with that most potent spice: fear.
  I'm so flattered and pleased and delirious and overjoyed that my work has been received so positively by you all.
  And 180 km after starting we hit the finish line; elated, delirious, lots of emotion and not too much pain thankfully.
  The figures ache with yearning yet wear expressions of thrilled surrender and delirious abandon.
  It requires delirious, wild optimism to believe madness on every continent will keep us safe indefinitely.
  The crowd is delirious then a great hush - who will take it?
  She had been delirious with excitement about the whole thing, from the moment they had been invited along.
  If, as the run continues, the company unleashes the wild rage of the underdog, it might well hit delirious, instead of merely amusing, heights.
  Raine covered her ears at the shrill sound, ducking away from the delirious crowd as best as she could.
  Half the crowd erupted into delirious cheering and celebrating; the other half sitting silently in the stands.
  While the penalty prompted singing and cheering from the crowd, the drop kick produced thunderous applause and brought a delirious crowd to their feet.
  Synonyms
  ecstatic, euphoric, elated, thrilled, overjoyed, beside oneself, walking on air, on cloud nine/seven, in seventh heaven, jumping for joy, in transports of delight, carried away, transported, rapturous, in raptures, exultant, jubilant, in a frenzy of delight, hysterical, wild with excitement, frenzied
  informal blissed out, over the moon, on a high
  North American informal wigged out
  rare corybantic

Derivatives

deliriant

adjective

Train stations kept filling up; deliriant crowds, people involved for the first time in their lives, could not get enough of Peron and Eva.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is used as a spice as well as acting as a deliriant if consumed in large quantities.
- The native names applied by ethnic groups appear to be based upon the deliriant effects produced by the plant on the nervous system.
- As with many psychoactive drugs, tachycardia (increased heart rate) is also prevalent with deliriant use, as is photosensitivity due to enlarged pupils.
- The goal of intervention is to provide symptomatic relief and to lower the deliriant threshold.

deliriously

adverbdɪˈlɪrɪəsli

as submodifier Rose was deliriously happy
Example sentencesExamples
- Absolutely astonishing, and I'm deliriously happy.
- Suddenly, I feel guilty for being so deliriously happy.
- And perhaps it's understandable that I'm not deliriously happy, when I have not yet regained use of my legs.
- A land of kite-flying children, deliriously happy women, contented men and impossibly cute kittens.
- It's been two summers since I decided to reclaim my life and although I'm not deliriously happy, I'm reaching contentment.
- I left him deliriously happy, relaxed and content.
- I neither wish to feel deliriously happy nor miserably sad.

Rhymes

Sirius

Definition of delirious in US English:

delirious

adjectivedəˈlirēəsdəˈlɪriəs

1In an acutely disturbed state of mind resulting from illness or intoxication and characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech.
Example sentencesExamples
- Attention is impaired, and a delirious person is difficult to engage in conversation and easily distracted by irrelevant stimuli.
- Tell your doctor if you had a seizure or got delirious when you tried to stop drinking before.
- His vision was dimming as the rock squeezed harder, his mind was almost delirious with the pain.
- If left untreated, the patient may be highly agitated, develop insomnia, become delirious or go into a coma.
- Sometimes she would have raging temperatures where she would become delirious, speaking nonsense, and not being fully aware of what was going on.
- On the unit, he was agitated and delirious, undressing himself for several days.
- Vivid hallucinations and delirious illusions may also occur.
- Low doses of neuroleptics may be helpful in managing the agitation of a delirious patient temporarily.
Synonyms
incoherent, raving, babbling, irrational, hysterical, wild, feverish, frenzied
1. 1.1 In a state of wild excitement or ecstasy.
  there was a great roar from the delirious crowd
  Example sentencesExamples
  When delirious crowds tore down the Berlin Wall in 1989 many hallucinated that a millennium of borderless freedom was at hand.
  The figures ache with yearning yet wear expressions of thrilled surrender and delirious abandon.
  I'm so flattered and pleased and delirious and overjoyed that my work has been received so positively by you all.
  If, as the run continues, the company unleashes the wild rage of the underdog, it might well hit delirious, instead of merely amusing, heights.
  The crowd went delirious and pointed with glee as the windscreen wiper machines bumped repeatedly into his contorted form and grew all the more confused.
  He was feeling the most delirious thrill of joy, mixed with an agony of anticipation, and spiked with that most potent spice: fear.
  Thus, the two sides to Neptune are rapture or despair, delirious happiness versus pain and confusion.
  The crowd is delirious then a great hush - who will take it?
  It requires delirious, wild optimism to believe madness on every continent will keep us safe indefinitely.
  She had lived in the city too long, Emma thought, and open windows and wild, chirping night songs had made her delirious.
  She had been delirious with excitement about the whole thing, from the moment they had been invited along.
  And 180 km after starting we hit the finish line; elated, delirious, lots of emotion and not too much pain thankfully.
  Raine covered her ears at the shrill sound, ducking away from the delirious crowd as best as she could.
  Half the crowd erupted into delirious cheering and celebrating; the other half sitting silently in the stands.
  While the penalty prompted singing and cheering from the crowd, the drop kick produced thunderous applause and brought a delirious crowd to their feet.
  Synonyms
  ecstatic, euphoric, elated, thrilled, overjoyed, beside oneself, walking on air, on cloud nine, on cloud seven, in seventh heaven, jumping for joy, in transports of delight, carried away, transported, rapturous, in raptures, exultant, jubilant, in a frenzy of delight, hysterical, wild with excitement, frenzied

单词	delirious
释义	Definition of delirious in English: delirious adjective dɪˈlɪrɪəsdəˈlɪriəs 1In an acutely disturbed state of mind characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence; affected by delirium. he became delirious and couldn't recognize people Example sentencesExamples On the unit, he was agitated and delirious, undressing himself for several days. If left untreated, the patient may be highly agitated, develop insomnia, become delirious or go into a coma. Attention is impaired, and a delirious person is difficult to engage in conversation and easily distracted by irrelevant stimuli. Tell your doctor if you had a seizure or got delirious when you tried to stop drinking before. Vivid hallucinations and delirious illusions may also occur. Low doses of neuroleptics may be helpful in managing the agitation of a delirious patient temporarily. Sometimes she would have raging temperatures where she would become delirious, speaking nonsense, and not being fully aware of what was going on. His vision was dimming as the rock squeezed harder, his mind was almost delirious with the pain. Synonyms incoherent, raving, babbling, irrational, hysterical, wild, feverish, frenzied deranged, demented, unhinged, mad, insane, crazed, out of one's mind British informal swivel-eyed 1.1 In a state of wild excitement or ecstasy. there was a great roar from the delirious crowd Example sentencesExamples When delirious crowds tore down the Berlin Wall in 1989 many hallucinated that a millennium of borderless freedom was at hand. The crowd went delirious and pointed with glee as the windscreen wiper machines bumped repeatedly into his contorted form and grew all the more confused. She had lived in the city too long, Emma thought, and open windows and wild, chirping night songs had made her delirious. Thus, the two sides to Neptune are rapture or despair, delirious happiness versus pain and confusion. He was feeling the most delirious thrill of joy, mixed with an agony of anticipation, and spiked with that most potent spice: fear. I'm so flattered and pleased and delirious and overjoyed that my work has been received so positively by you all. And 180 km after starting we hit the finish line; elated, delirious, lots of emotion and not too much pain thankfully. The figures ache with yearning yet wear expressions of thrilled surrender and delirious abandon. It requires delirious, wild optimism to believe madness on every continent will keep us safe indefinitely. The crowd is delirious then a great hush - who will take it? She had been delirious with excitement about the whole thing, from the moment they had been invited along. If, as the run continues, the company unleashes the wild rage of the underdog, it might well hit delirious, instead of merely amusing, heights. Raine covered her ears at the shrill sound, ducking away from the delirious crowd as best as she could. Half the crowd erupted into delirious cheering and celebrating; the other half sitting silently in the stands. While the penalty prompted singing and cheering from the crowd, the drop kick produced thunderous applause and brought a delirious crowd to their feet. Synonyms ecstatic, euphoric, elated, thrilled, overjoyed, beside oneself, walking on air, on cloud nine/seven, in seventh heaven, jumping for joy, in transports of delight, carried away, transported, rapturous, in raptures, exultant, jubilant, in a frenzy of delight, hysterical, wild with excitement, frenzied informal blissed out, over the moon, on a high North American informal wigged out rare corybantic Derivatives deliriant adjective Train stations kept filling up; deliriant crowds, people involved for the first time in their lives, could not get enough of Peron and Eva. Example sentencesExamples It is used as a spice as well as acting as a deliriant if consumed in large quantities. The native names applied by ethnic groups appear to be based upon the deliriant effects produced by the plant on the nervous system. As with many psychoactive drugs, tachycardia (increased heart rate) is also prevalent with deliriant use, as is photosensitivity due to enlarged pupils. The goal of intervention is to provide symptomatic relief and to lower the deliriant threshold. deliriously adverbdɪˈlɪrɪəsli as submodifier Rose was deliriously happy Example sentencesExamples Absolutely astonishing, and I'm deliriously happy. Suddenly, I feel guilty for being so deliriously happy. And perhaps it's understandable that I'm not deliriously happy, when I have not yet regained use of my legs. A land of kite-flying children, deliriously happy women, contented men and impossibly cute kittens. It's been two summers since I decided to reclaim my life and although I'm not deliriously happy, I'm reaching contentment. I left him deliriously happy, relaxed and content. I neither wish to feel deliriously happy nor miserably sad. Rhymes Sirius Definition of delirious in US English: delirious adjectivedəˈlirēəsdəˈlɪriəs 1In an acutely disturbed state of mind resulting from illness or intoxication and characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech. Example sentencesExamples Attention is impaired, and a delirious person is difficult to engage in conversation and easily distracted by irrelevant stimuli. Tell your doctor if you had a seizure or got delirious when you tried to stop drinking before. His vision was dimming as the rock squeezed harder, his mind was almost delirious with the pain. If left untreated, the patient may be highly agitated, develop insomnia, become delirious or go into a coma. Sometimes she would have raging temperatures where she would become delirious, speaking nonsense, and not being fully aware of what was going on. On the unit, he was agitated and delirious, undressing himself for several days. Vivid hallucinations and delirious illusions may also occur. Low doses of neuroleptics may be helpful in managing the agitation of a delirious patient temporarily. Synonyms incoherent, raving, babbling, irrational, hysterical, wild, feverish, frenzied 1.1 In a state of wild excitement or ecstasy. there was a great roar from the delirious crowd Example sentencesExamples When delirious crowds tore down the Berlin Wall in 1989 many hallucinated that a millennium of borderless freedom was at hand. The figures ache with yearning yet wear expressions of thrilled surrender and delirious abandon. I'm so flattered and pleased and delirious and overjoyed that my work has been received so positively by you all. If, as the run continues, the company unleashes the wild rage of the underdog, it might well hit delirious, instead of merely amusing, heights. The crowd went delirious and pointed with glee as the windscreen wiper machines bumped repeatedly into his contorted form and grew all the more confused. He was feeling the most delirious thrill of joy, mixed with an agony of anticipation, and spiked with that most potent spice: fear. Thus, the two sides to Neptune are rapture or despair, delirious happiness versus pain and confusion. The crowd is delirious then a great hush - who will take it? It requires delirious, wild optimism to believe madness on every continent will keep us safe indefinitely. She had lived in the city too long, Emma thought, and open windows and wild, chirping night songs had made her delirious. She had been delirious with excitement about the whole thing, from the moment they had been invited along. And 180 km after starting we hit the finish line; elated, delirious, lots of emotion and not too much pain thankfully. Raine covered her ears at the shrill sound, ducking away from the delirious crowd as best as she could. Half the crowd erupted into delirious cheering and celebrating; the other half sitting silently in the stands. While the penalty prompted singing and cheering from the crowd, the drop kick produced thunderous applause and brought a delirious crowd to their feet. Synonyms ecstatic, euphoric, elated, thrilled, overjoyed, beside oneself, walking on air, on cloud nine, on cloud seven, in seventh heaven, jumping for joy, in transports of delight, carried away, transported, rapturous, in raptures, exultant, jubilant, in a frenzy of delight, hysterical, wild with excitement, frenzied
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