All 3 Uses of
delirium
in
The Outsiders
- Today's Tuesday, and you've been asleep and delirious since Saturday night.
p. 157.3delirious = mentally confused
- But I had a sick feeling that maybe I hadn't called for him while I was delirious, maybe I had only wanted Sodapop to be with me.
p. 158.0
- What all did I say while I was delirious?
p. 159.5 *delirious = in a state of 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