The Only Use of
delirium
in
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- After supper pap took the jug, and said he had enough whisky there for two drunks and one delirium tremens.
Chpt 6delirium = mental confusion
Definitions:
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(1)
(delirium as in: fever induced delirium) a usually brief state of mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinationsDelirium can result from high fever, intoxication, withdrawal, brain injury, and many other causes.
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(2)
(delirium as in: delirious with joy) a state of having been taken over by excitement or emotion