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delirium as in: fever induced delirium
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She should not be left alone in case the fever returns and makes her delirious.
delirious = mentally confused
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We found her in the desert--dehydrated and delirious.
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She was delirious with the DTs three days into alcohol withdrawal.
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She was delirious and incoherent.
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He's been suffering from hallucinations and delirium. Ranting and raving. (source)delirium = mental confusion
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What all did I say while I was delirious? (source)delirious = in a state of mental confusion
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You all have a serious week ahead of you, and I can't have you planning if you're deliriously tired.† (source)
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It must have been one of those deliriums that go back to childhood.† (source)
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Harding made a sign, indicating delirium. (source)delirium = mental confusion
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In extreme July temperatures becomes delirious. (source)delirious = mentally confused
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In the bed, Percy muttered deliriously in his sleep, "Ha, ha, ha."† (source)
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The balloon smile, the balloon rip was all-encompassing now as it wandered in deliriums to die in the meadows from which it had come, sinking down now beyond all the sleeping, ignorant and unknowing houses.† (source)
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After the better part of a week, Dad's delirium stopped, and he asked us to come talk to him in the bedroom. (source)delirium = mental confusion
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He barely slept, he was so delirious with fever and pain. (source)delirious = mentally confused
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delirium as in: delirious with joy
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The basketball fans were delirious with joy.
delirious = in a state of having been taken over by excitement or emotion
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She spun in circles, delirious with joy.
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The first soldier did not see the bread—he was not hungry—but the first Jew saw it. His ragged hand reached down and picked a piece up and shoved it deliriously to his mouth. (source)deliriously = in a state of having been taken over by excitement or joy
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Thomas scrambled to his feet and joined the other two in a group hug, almost delirious. (source)delirious = ecstatic (overwhelmed by joy)
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And then from the centre of the delirious fury came a cry of agony and shouts of horror. (source)delirious = a state of having been taken over by excitement or emotion
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…the general hatred of Eurasia had boiled up into such delirium that if the crowd could have got their hands on the 2,000 Eurasian war-criminals who were to be publicly hanged on the last day of the proceedings, they would unquestionably have torn them to pieces — (source)delirium = intense excitement
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We should have all been delirious that she'd moved out of the basement. (source)delirious = extremely happy and excited
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In the Two Minutes Hate he could not help sharing in the general delirium, but this sub-human chanting of 'B-B! … B-B!' always filled him with horror. (source)delirium = intense excitement
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Foothill's band was playing their fight song over and over; their fans were delirious; their entire team had poured into the end zone to swarm the cornerback who'd scored the touchdown. (source)delirious = extremely happy and excited
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John Wilkes Booth saw all of this — the grand illumination, the crowds delirious with joy, the insults to the fallen Confederacy and her leaders. (source)
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Estha, delirious with joy, jumped on Velutha, wrapped his legs around his waist and kissed him. (source)
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The way her hair was soft around her ears made my stomach landslide with a strange, delirious emotion. (source)delirious = extremely happy and excited (perhaps uncontrollably so)
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I snort with glee, delirious with excitement. (source)delirious = extremely happy and excited
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Uncle Al is delirious, standing in the center of the hippodrome track with his arms and face raised, basking in the coins that rain down on him. (source)
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