All 7 Uses of
delirium
in
Catch-22
- Sergeant Knight came plummeting down from the top gun turret and began pounding them all on the back with delirious enthusiasm.†
Chpt 14
- 'He must be getting delirious,' the brother said.†
Chpt 18
- 'He's back!' a patient delirious with fever echoed in automatic terror.†
Chpt 34
- The patient delirious with the high fever leaped into the aisle and almost knocked over the patient with one foot, who accidentally brought the black rubber tip of his crutch down on the other's bare foot, crushing some toes.†
Chpt 34
- The delirious man with the fever and the crushed toes sank to the floor and wept in pain while other men tripped over him and hurt him more in their blind, milling, agonized stampede.†
Chpt 34
- 'He's delirious,' one of the doctors said.†
Chpt 41
- 'Leave him right here if he's delirious.†
Chpt 41 *
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.