Both Uses of
delirium
in
The Glass Castle
- Dad's delirium continued for days.
p. 117.6delirium = mental confusion
- After the better part of a week, Dad's delirium stopped, and he asked us to come talk to him in the bedroom.
p. 117.9 *
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