All 4 Uses of
delirium
in
Main Street
- One early evening she startled them by screaming, in an intense abdominal pain, and within half an hour she was in a delirium.†
Chpt 26
- Till dawn Carol was with her, and not all of Bea's groping through the blackness of half-delirious pain was so pitiful to Carol as the way in which Miles silently peered into the room from the top of the narrow stairs.†
Chpt 26
- Bea was altogether delirious but she muttered nothing save, "Olaf—ve have such a good time——"†
Chpt 26
- She was delirious.†
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Definition:
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(delirium as in: fever induced delirium) a usually brief state of mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinationseditor's notes: Delirium can result from high fever, intoxication, withdrawal, brain injury, and many other causes.