English Dictionary

delirium

noun

(medicine) A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection.

He experienced delirium after the surgery.

意味（1）

(medicine) A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection.

The popular delirium [of the French Revolution] at first caught his enthusiastic mind.

意味（2）

Wild, frenzied excitement or ecstasy.