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de·lir·i·ous

(dĭ-lîr′ē-əs)
adj.
1. Of, suffering from, or characteristic of delirium.
2. Marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; ecstatic: delirious joy; a crowd of delirious baseball fans.
de·lir′i·ous·ly adv.
de·lir′i·ous·ness n.
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delirious

(dɪˈlɪrɪəs)
adj
1. (Pathology) affected with delirium
2. wildly excited, esp with joy or enthusiasm
deˈliriously adv
deˈliriousness n
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de•lir•i•ous

(dɪˈlɪər i əs)

adj.
1. affected with or characteristic of delirium.
2. wild with excitement, enthusiasm, etc.
[1590–1600]
de•lir′i•ous•ly, adv.
de•lir′i•ous•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. delirious - experiencing delirium
ill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"
2. [画像:delirious - marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion]delirious - marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; "a crowd of delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure"
wild - marked by extreme lack of restraint or control; "wild talk"; "wild parties"
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delirious

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delirious

adjective
Marked by extreme excitement, confusion, or agitation:
Archaic: madding.
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Translations
مُنْفَعِل عاطِفِيًّاهاذٍ
blouznícíšílený
ekstatiskfebersygskøruklarvild
félrebeszélõ
frá sér numinnmeî óráîi
apsvaigęskliedintispašėlęspašėlusiai
murgojošsneprātīgsnesakarīgs
blúzniaci
çılgına dönmüşsayıklayan

delirious

[dɪˈlɪrɪəs] ADJ
1. (Med) → delirante
to be delirious → delirar, desvariar
2. (fig) (with happiness etc) → loco
to be delirious with joy → estar loco de alegría
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

delirious

[dɪˈlɪriəs] adj
(= feverish) → délirant(e)
to be delirious [patient] → délirer
(= ecstatic) [fans, crowds] → en délire
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

delirious

adj (Med) → im Delirium ; (fig) → im Taumel ; to be delirious with joy → im Freudentaumel sein
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

delirious

[dɪˈlɪrɪəs] adj (Med) (fig) → delirante, in delirio
to be delirious → delirare (fig) → farneticare
delirious with joy → pazzo/a di gioia
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

delirious

(diˈliriəs) adjective
1. wandering in the mind and talking complete nonsense (usually as a result of fever). The sick man was delirious and nothing he said made sense. ylend, deurmekaar هاذٍ трескав delirante blouznící irreredend uklar; febersyg που βρίσκεται σε παραλήρημα delirante soniv دچار هذیان؛ هذیانی houraileva délirant הוֹזֶה सन्निपातग्रस्त bulazneći, buncajući félrebeszélő mengigau með óráði delirante うわ言をいう 헛소리 하는 kliedintis murgojošs; nesakarīgs maracau ijlend febersyk, omtåket majaczący اپلتى (اپلا كې) ديو نكى پرتې ويونكى، ليونى delirante delirant в бреду blúzniaci zblojen deliričan [sinnes]förvirrad เพ้อเพราะพิษไข้ sayıklayan 神志昏迷的 той, що марить مخبوط الحواسی جو عموما بخار کی حالت میں ہوتی ہے mê sảng 神志昏迷的
2. wild with excitement. She was delirious with happiness at the news. opgetoë, verruk مُنْفَعِل عاطِفِيًّا не на себе си delirante šílený wahnsinnig ekstatisk; vild; skør έξαλλος, πολύ ενθουσιώδης loco de alegría meeletu هیجان زده؛ شوریده haltioitunut fou de joie עַד כְּדֵי טֵרוּף उन्मत्त खुशी से izvan sebe izgatott sangat senang frá sér numinn fuori di sé 有頂天の 흥분 상태의 pašėlęs, apsvaigęs neprātīgs (aiz prieka, sajūsmas) terlampau seronok dol vill, ør upojony اپلتى (اپلا كې) ديو نكى پرتې ويونكى، ليونى delirante nebun de bucurie вне себя šialený (biti) iz sebe (zaradi) pomahnitao vild, yr, ifrån sig คลุ้มคลั่ง; ตื่นเต้นสุดขีด çılgına dönmüş 發狂的 божевільний; шалений مست cuồng nhiệt 发狂的
deˈliriously adverb
deliriously happy. dolgelukkig بانفِعالٍ شَديد не на себе си radiantemente šíleně wahnsinnig ekstatiskt; vildt ξέφρενα locamente meeletult بطور هیجان زده haltioituneesti frénétiquement מִתוֹך הֲזָיָה उन्मत्तता से bulažnjivo eszméletlenül sangat ofsalega, taumlaust dissennatamente すっかり興奮するほど 정신 없이 pašėlusiai nesakarīgi; neprātīgi dengan terlampau seronok dol- ellevilt; omtåket do szaleństwa په اپلاتى توګه radiosamente nebu­neşte, la nebunie безумно šialene noro pomahnitalo förvirrat, yrt, rasande อย่างคลุ้มคลั่ง; อย่างตื่นเต้นสุดขีด çılgınca, çıldırasıya 發狂地 шалено; страшенно مستانہ وار đến cực độ 发狂地
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de·lir·i·ous

a. delirante, en estado de delirio.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

delirious

adj delirante; to be — tener delirio(s), estar delirando; He’s delirious..Tiene delirios..Está delirando.
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in their vivid colouring of life - As in that fleeting, shadowy, misty strife Of semblance with reality which brings To the delirious eye more lovely things Of Paradise & Love - & all our own!
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"I engage with the Snark--every night after dark-- In a dreamy delirious fight: I serve it with greens in those shadowy scenes, And I use it for striking a light:
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At every jolt he again felt unendurable pain; his feverishness increased and he grew delirious. Visions of his father, wife, sister, and future son, and the tenderness he had felt the night before the battle, the figure of the insignificant little Napoleon, and above all this the lofty sky, formed the chief subjects of his delirious fancies.
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Every night his delirious imagination represented la Esmeralda to him in all the attitudes which had caused his blood to boil most.
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"Really delirious? You don't say so!" Porfiry shook his head in a womanish way.
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Thatcher was very ill, and a great part of the time delirious. People said it was heartbreaking to hear her call her child, and raise her head and listen a whole minute at a time, then lay it wearily down again with a moan.
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"I'm not delirious. Please manage that there may be no talk of my having shot myself on purpose."
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Miss Porter was carried off into the jungle by some wild animal while I was lying delirious with fever.
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There was a circumstance which at first sight seemed to entangle his delirious but still methodical scheme.
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His patient has been delirious; he declines to answer for her life if she goes on as she is going on now; and he thinks -- finding that she is perpetually talking of her master -- that your presence would be useful in quieting her, if you could come here at once, and exert your influence before it is too late.
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Monk pronounced this declaration, supported by fifty thousand swords, to which, that same evening, were united, with shouts of delirious joy, the five hundred thousand inhabitants of the good city of London.
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As the night came on he became slightly delirious, but towards morning he awoke from a restless sleep.
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